Histoire de la Nouvelle-France by Marc Lescarbot
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"Histoire de la Nouvelle-France" by Marc Lescarbot is a historical account written in the early 17th century. The book explores the navigations, discoveries, and settlements made by the French in the West Indies and New France, reflecting on their fortunes and challenges over the last century. Lescarbot, an eyewitness to a portion of these events, aims to document the moral, natural, and geographic history of the provinces he describes, highlighting the significance
of France’s colonial endeavors and the interactions with Indigenous peoples. The opening of the work presents a dedication to the King of France, Louis XIII, urging the monarchy to take more serious action regarding the colonization of lands in the New World. Lescarbot emphasizes the honor and duty of the French crown to not only expand their dominion but also to spread Christianity among the Indigenous populations. He invokes historical examples of past French navigators and expresses a call to action, highlighting the missed opportunities and urging for renewed efforts to establish fruitful colonies that would enhance both the Christian faith and French prestige. This sets the stage for the detailed recounting of voyages and settlements that would follow in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Lescarbot, Marc, 1570-1641 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Histoire de la Nouvelle-France (Version 1617) |
| Credits | Produced by Rénald Lévesque |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 63.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | F1001: North America local history: Canada |
| Subject | Indians of North America |
| Subject | New France -- Discovery and exploration |
| Subject | America -- Discovery and exploration -- French |
| Subject | Acadia |
| Subject | Indians of North America -- Nova Scotia |
| Subject | Florida -- History -- Huguenot colony, 1562-1565 |
| Subject | Villegaignon, Nicolas Durand de, 1510-1571? |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 22268 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-22268-4 |
| Release Date | Aug 8, 2007 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 696 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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