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It was Samuel Champlain, a seaman of Brouage, who first secured for France and for Frenchmen a sure foothold in North America, and thus became the herald of Bourbon imperialism. After a youth spent at sea, Champlain engaged for some years in the armed conflicts with the Huguenots;... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

The Seigneurs of Old Canada is a historical book written by William Bennett Munro. The book explores the history of the seigneurs, or the landowners, in Canada during the colonial period. Munro delves into the social and economic structure of the seigneurial system, which was... Read Full Overview

The Seigneurs of Old Canada is a historical book written by William Bennett Munro that explores the social and economic structure of the French Canadian society during the 17th and 18th centuries. The book delves into the lives of the seigneurs, who were the aristocratic landowners... Read Full Overview

What would history be without the picturesque annals of the Gallic race? This is a question which the serious student may well ask himself as he works his way through the chronicles of a dozen centuries. From the age of Charlemagne to the last of the Bonapartes is a long stride... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

""The Seigniorial System in Canada: A Study in French Colonial Policy"" by William Bennett Munro is a historical study of the seigniorial system, which was a system of land ownership and land tenure that existed in Canada during the French colonial period. The book explores the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview