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In 1535 Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, sailed up the St. Lawrence River and into the heart of New France, where he first set eyes upon Quebec. A half-century later, Samuel de Champlain arrived and capitalized on his countryman's discovery. Champlain established Quebec’s first permanent settlement. These first settlers had to contend not only with the weather, but also with local Indians, and in 1629, a British barricade. Nevertheless, Quebec soon became a powerful center for ...
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In 1535 Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, sailed up the St. Lawrence River and into the heart of New France, where he first set eyes upon Quebec. A half-century later, Samuel de Champlain arrived and capitalized on his countryman's discovery. Champlain established Quebec’s first permanent settlement. These first settlers had to contend not only with the weather, but also with local Indians, and in 1629, a British barricade. Nevertheless, Quebec soon became a powerful center for trade and religion.
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  • ISBN-13: 9781565549890
  • Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 10/28/2001
  • Pages: 580
  • Product dimensions: 6.14 (w) x 9.02 (h) x 1.42 (d)

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Gilbert Parker and Claude G. Bryan deliver an indepth account of the history concerning one of North America’s oldest cities. Their writing traverses four centuries, from the 1530s and the inception of a small settlement on the St. Lawrence River to the late 1860s and Quebec’s transformation from an administrative center to a cultural icon.

Gilbert Parker and Claude G. Bryan deliver an indepth account of the history concerning one of North America’s oldest cities. Their writing traverses four centuries, from the 1530s and the inception of a small settlement on the St. Lawrence River to the late 1860s and Quebec’s transformation from an administrative center to a cultural icon.

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Table of Contents

Note xvii
Prelude xix
Chapter I Early Voyages 1
Chapter II The Era of Champlain 19
Chapter III The Heroic Age of New France 44
Chapter IV "Ad majorem Dei Gloriam" 66
Chapter V Royal Government 85
Chapter VI The Noblesse and the People 95
Chapter VII Frontenac and La Salle 110
Chapter VIII Fire, Massacre, and Siege 134
Chapter IX The Close of the Century 159
Chapter X Border Warfare 175
Chapter XI The Beginning of the End 187
Chapter XII Life under the Ancien Regime 218
Chapter XIII During the Seven Years' War 246
Chapter XIV "Here died Wolfe Victorious" 268
Chapter XV Murray and De Levis 299
Chapter XVI The First Years of British Rule 325
Chapter XVII The Fifth Siege 342
Chapter XVIII Social and Political Progress 364
Chapter XIX The Story of the Great Trading Companies 394
Chapter XX The New Century 422
Chapter XXI The Modern Period 443
Appendices 473
Index 479
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