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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Page 55
... gold but also lined with it . 86 A house in Collao was said to be roofed with pure gold worked to resemble straw.87 The legend of the gilded chieftain El Dorado dates from about 1535 , when Spaniards heard of the story from Amerindians ...
... gold but also lined with it . 86 A house in Collao was said to be roofed with pure gold worked to resemble straw.87 The legend of the gilded chieftain El Dorado dates from about 1535 , when Spaniards heard of the story from Amerindians ...
Page 135
... gold and twice that amount in silver , the ransom of Atahuallpa amounting to 1,326,000 besants of gold . ” 54 A later writer set the ransom figure at 27,000,000 in gold , without specifying the units , although he said the total amount ...
... gold and twice that amount in silver , the ransom of Atahuallpa amounting to 1,326,000 besants of gold . ” 54 A later writer set the ransom figure at 27,000,000 in gold , without specifying the units , although he said the total amount ...
Page 163
... gold and other rich things to be found . ” 13 Visions of great riches for France did not survive after Cartier's return with a load of fool's gold from his third voyage , an episode which confirmed growing doubts as to the existence of gold ...
... gold and other rich things to be found . ” 13 Visions of great riches for France did not survive after Cartier's return with a load of fool's gold from his third voyage , an episode which confirmed growing doubts as to the existence of gold ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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