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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... further west one got , the closer to the infernal , until in the New World the people worshipped the Devil . 19 Theorists encountered even greater difficulties in applying Old World cultural patterns to the New World . How could the ...
... further west one got , the closer to the infernal , until in the New World the people worshipped the Devil . 19 Theorists encountered even greater difficulties in applying Old World cultural patterns to the New World . How could the ...
Page 144
... further north , the lighter were Amerindians.17 When that turned out not to be the case , they theorized that perhaps the cold , because of its intensity , could turn complexions brown as did the heat of the sun further south.18 Another ...
... further north , the lighter were Amerindians.17 When that turned out not to be the case , they theorized that perhaps the cold , because of its intensity , could turn complexions brown as did the heat of the sun further south.18 Another ...
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... further , had an insufficient water supply . For these reasons they abandoned it , leaving behind their pigs and cattle.70 Another version has it that de Leri was forced to land his livestock on Sable Island because he had run out of ...
... further , had an insufficient water supply . For these reasons they abandoned it , leaving behind their pigs and cattle.70 Another version has it that de Leri was forced to land his livestock on Sable Island because he had run out of ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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