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Title: The Founder of New France
A Chronicle of Champlain

Author: Charles W. Colby

Release Date: October 15, 2009 [EBook #30257]

Language: English

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[Frontispiece: THE ORDER OF GOOD CHEER--PORT ROYAL, 1606-7. From a
colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys]

THE FOUNDER OF

NEW FRANCE

A Chronicle of Champlain

BY

CHARLES W. COLBY

TORONTO

GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY

1915

Copyright in all Countries subscribing to
the Berne Contention

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CONTENTS

Page

I. CHAMPLAIN'S EARLY YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
II. CHAMPLAIN IN ACADIA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
III. CHAMPLAIN AT QUEBEC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
IV. CHAMPLAIN IN THE WILDERNESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
V. CHAMPLAIN'S LAST YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
VI. CHAMPLAIN'S WRITINGS AND CHARACTER . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

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ILLUSTRATIONS

THE ORDER OF GOOD CHEER--PORT ROYAL, 1606-7 . . . . _Frontispiece_
From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys.

PORTRAIT OF CHAMPLAIN ASCRIBED TO MONCORNET.
(See Bibliographical Note, p. 154) . . . . . . . _Facing page_ 4
From Laverdiere's 'Champlain' in M'Gill
University Library.

COASTS EXPLORED BY CHAMPLAIN, 1604-7 . . . . . . . . " 36
Map by Bartholomew.

CHAMPLAIN'S DRAWING OF THE HABITATION AT QUEBEC . . " 64
From Laverdiere's 'Champlain' in M'Gill
University Library.

HENRI DE BOURBON, PRINCE DE CONDE,
VICEROY OF NEW FRANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 74
From Laverdiere's 'Champlain' in M'Gill
University Library.

THE DISCOVERY OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN, 1609 . . . . . . . " 86
From