Champlain's Dream by David Hackett Fischer - 2009-02-05

Simon & Schuster, 2009-10-06. Paperback. Used: Good.

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Simon & Schuster, 2008. xiii-834 pp., maps, illustrated. Soft cover. Very good condition. 9781416593331

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In this sweeping, enthralling biography, acclaimed historian David Hackett Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlainsoldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France. Born on France's Atlantic coast, Champlain grew to manhood in a country riven by religious warfare. The historical record is unclear on whether Champlain was baptized Protestant or Catholic, but he fought in France's religious wars for the man who would become Henri IV, one of France's greatest kings, and like Henri, he was religiously tolerant in an age of murderous sectarianism. Champlain was also a brilliant navigator. He went to sea as a boy and over time acquired the skills that allowed him… Read More

Simon & Schuster, 2009-10-06. Reprint. paperback. Used:Good.

New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2009. Soft cover. Near Fine. Clean, tight, unmarked; very minimal wear; spine straight and uncreased; appears unread; In this sweeping, enthralling biography, Fischer brings to life the remarkable Samuel de Champlain - soldier, spy, master mariner, explorer, cartographer, artist, and Father of New France. This superb biography is a dramatic and exciting as the life it portrays. Deeply researched, it is illustrated throughout with many contemporary images and maps, including several drawn by Champlain himself.

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