Champlain's dream / David Hackett Fischer.

Author: Fischer, David Hackett, 1935-

Edition Statement:1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.

Imprint:New York : Simon & Schuster, 2008.

Descriptionviii, 834 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.

Note:Map on lining papers.

Note:Introduction: In search of Champlain -- A leader in the making -- Explorer of Acadia -- Founder of Quebec -- Builder of New France -- Father of French Canada -- Conclusion: a leader's long reach -- Memories of Champlain: images and interpretations, 1608-2008 -- Appendixes.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 635-786) and index.

Note:Traces the story of Quebec's founder while explaining his influential perspectives about peaceful colonialism, in a profile that also evaluates his contributions as a soldier, mariner, and cultural diplomat.

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