History And General Description Of New France (Volume Vi)

By P F X de Charlevoix, John Gilmary Shea, Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix

Book Overview

In Volume VI of P. F. X. de Charlevoix's landmark account, New France is seen not as a footnote, but as a living world of ambition, belief, and hard geography. A continent takes shape here. Follow the St Lawrence River colony as it is described with a traveller's eye and a historian's discipline, where policy, trade, and survival meet on the edge of empire. Part of a celebrated multi-volume history series, this is colonial Canada history rendered as a sober, vivid record: french colonial exploration set against shifting borders, fragile settlements, and the pressures of distance. Charlevoix writes with the Jesuit relations context close at hand, attentive to indigenous peoples relations and the contested work of catholic missions in Canada, without flattening the complexity of encounter and negotiation. Read as a historical chronicle translation, it rewards the curious general reader with clarity and momentum, while serving as a steady history research reference for academic Canadian studies and anyone tracing 17th century New France through the wider currents of early North American history. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. An essential cornerstone for classic-history shelves, and a lasting companion for serious study.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9354486878
• ISBN13: 9789354486876
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"