The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1930 - Great Britain |
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The next explorer to reach the northern lands was a wealthy Portuguese , Gaspar
Corte - Real . ... Detained for months at sea by adverse winds and storms , he
reached the Nova Scotian shores too late in the season to start a settlement .
The next explorer to reach the northern lands was a wealthy Portuguese , Gaspar
Corte - Real . ... Detained for months at sea by adverse winds and storms , he
reached the Nova Scotian shores too late in the season to start a settlement .
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Hampton ' s force of 7000 men had reached the Châteauguay River by late
October and found its progress blocked by a force composed chiefly of French
Canadians under Colonel George Macdonnell and Colonel Charles de
Salaberry , a ...
Hampton ' s force of 7000 men had reached the Châteauguay River by late
October and found its progress blocked by a force composed chiefly of French
Canadians under Colonel George Macdonnell and Colonel Charles de
Salaberry , a ...
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In such an extreme case as Fort Yukon , no less than seven years elapsed before
the returns reached the market . The first year the trading goods reached York
Factory by sea from England ; the second year they were transported inland to ...
In such an extreme case as Fort Yukon , no less than seven years elapsed before
the returns reached the market . The first year the trading goods reached York
Factory by sea from England ; the second year they were transported inland to ...
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Contents
The Laurentian Region | 5 |
Customs of the Aborigines | 11 |
CHAPTER II | 17 |
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