Champlain: Peacemaker and Explorer Contributor(s): Fryer, Mary Beacock (Author) |
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ISBN: 1554889405 ISBN-13: 9781554889402 Publisher: Dundurn Group
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Exploration & Discovery - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) |
Dewey: 971.011 |
Age Level: 12-15 |
Grade Level: 7-10 |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.9" W x 7.9" L (0.70 lbs) 152 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Samuel de Champlain has long been known as the founder of Quebec and as a tireless explorer. No one knows for sure where he was born or who he really was. Still, his career was packed with interesting details and his early life prepared him for greatness. Without Champlains own detailed records, the years 1600 to 1640 in Canada would be almost a mystery. Possibly Canadas first multicultural advocate, he dreamed of creating a new people from French and Aboriginal roots. However, his efforts to establish a colony encountered setbacks in France. Among his detractors was the powerful Cardinal Richelieu. Champlain was not of the nobility and thus was considered unfit for patronage. The explorers story is an exciting one, as he explored new territory, established alliances and understandings with Natives, waged war when necessary, and left behind a legend in the New World that lasts to this day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Fryer, Mary Beacock: - Mary Beacock Fryer (1929-2017) was a well-known expert on Upper Canadian history. She wrote a trilogy on the Simcoe family: Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe: A Biography, Our Young Soldier: Lieutenant Francis Simcoe, 6 June 1791-6 April 1812, and John Graves Simcoe: 1752-1806, A Biography. Among Fryer's other books are Escape, Beginning Again, and Buckskin Pimpernel. |
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