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 168
... refused a boy of about two or three years as being too young . That Cartier understood at least some of the ramifications of this gesture is suggested by his action on his third voyage in 1541 , when he left two small boys along with ...
... refused a boy of about two or three years as being too young . That Cartier understood at least some of the ramifications of this gesture is suggested by his action on his third voyage in 1541 , when he left two small boys along with ...
Page 169
... refuse to trade.40 Cartier complained of the niggardliness of the Stadaconans . The account of such churlishness ... refusal did not ease relationships between the French and Donnacona's people . The culmination of this growing interplay ...
... refuse to trade.40 Cartier complained of the niggardliness of the Stadaconans . The account of such churlishness ... refusal did not ease relationships between the French and Donnacona's people . The culmination of this growing interplay ...
Page 197
... refusing to accord him the expected honors . The Frenchman then broke his pledge to Satouriona when he refused the latter's request for help in his campaign against another cacique called Outina . When Satouriona returned victorious ...
... refusing to accord him the expected honors . The Frenchman then broke his pledge to Satouriona when he refused the latter's request for help in his campaign against another cacique called Outina . When Satouriona returned victorious ...
Contents
PARTI American Discoveries and European Images | 1 |
Early Contacts of Amerindians and Frenchmen | 87 |
Amerindians in Europe | 203 |
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