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 172
... King . ” Expensive as Cartier - Roberval's colonization project had been , it needed still more reinforcements and supplies to keep going . The King could not afford this , and so the project came to nothing . 58 That official ...
... King . ” Expensive as Cartier - Roberval's colonization project had been , it needed still more reinforcements and supplies to keep going . The King could not afford this , and so the project came to nothing . 58 That official ...
Page 208
... king of Portugal would be pleased at this new source of slaves , fit for every kind of labor , as according to reports their land was well populated . 19 Two years later , 13 July 1503 , four Portuguese ships returned to Lisbon loaded ...
... king of Portugal would be pleased at this new source of slaves , fit for every kind of labor , as according to reports their land was well populated . 19 Two years later , 13 July 1503 , four Portuguese ships returned to Lisbon loaded ...
Page 224
... king , ” who named two men ; these , at first , felt they were being honored over their fellows , and so were happy ... king's geographer , Jean Mocquet , told of a young Caribbean Indian who had indicated a willingness to go to France ...
... king , ” who named two men ; these , at first , felt they were being honored over their fellows , and so were happy ... king's geographer , Jean Mocquet , told of a young Caribbean Indian who had indicated a willingness to go to France ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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