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 157
... natives are submissive and the soil very fertile and good . ... This is at Cape Breton , at the beginning of the coast that turns north in a beautiful bay , where there are many [ native ) people and goods of much value and many nuts ...
... natives are submissive and the soil very fertile and good . ... This is at Cape Breton , at the beginning of the coast that turns north in a beautiful bay , where there are many [ native ) people and goods of much value and many nuts ...
Page 211
... native land , it is reasonable to assume that she spent her life in France . That François I approved of Cartier's action is indicated by his payment of fifty écus for the maintenance of the Amerindians during two years at Saint - Malo ...
... native land , it is reasonable to assume that she spent her life in France . That François I approved of Cartier's action is indicated by his payment of fifty écus for the maintenance of the Amerindians during two years at Saint - Malo ...
Page 275
... native Christian church in Huronia , until the project was destroyed by members of the Five Nations in 1649 . But even in Huronia , which had held out such promise , missionaries had encountered unexpected difficulties as natives ...
... native Christian church in Huronia , until the project was destroyed by members of the Five Nations in 1649 . But even in Huronia , which had held out such promise , missionaries had encountered unexpected difficulties as natives ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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