The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the AmericasA classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism. |
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... followed his comments on the New World with the remark , “ as for myself , I pass on to you this information for the price it cost me ; it is better to believe it than to go and verify it . ” 103 Even Jacques - Philippe Cornut ( c ...
... followed his comments on the New World with the remark , “ as for myself , I pass on to you this information for the price it cost me ; it is better to believe it than to go and verify it . ” 103 Even Jacques - Philippe Cornut ( c ...
Page 110
... Algonkian language . 112 The Bear was the largest , followed by the Cord ; these two were also the seniors , having lived in the region two hundred years or so at the time of. 110 EARLY CONTACTS OF AMERINDIANS AND FRENCHMEN.
... Algonkian language . 112 The Bear was the largest , followed by the Cord ; these two were also the seniors , having lived in the region two hundred years or so at the time of. 110 EARLY CONTACTS OF AMERINDIANS AND FRENCHMEN.
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... followed a year later with three ships and 200 colonists . The final cost of the expedition was reported to have been 45,000 livres . 64 Cartier's descriptions are the first to give details about Amerindians of the St. Lawrence . He was ...
... followed a year later with three ships and 200 colonists . The final cost of the expedition was reported to have been 45,000 livres . 64 Cartier's descriptions are the first to give details about Amerindians of the St. Lawrence . He was ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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