Champlain's Dream: The Visionary Adventurer Who Made a New World in Canada

Toronto: Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2008. First CDN Edition, 1st Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A biography by a Pulitzer-Winning (' Washinton's Crossing ') author. 531 pp. plus Memories of Champlain Images and Interpretations, 1608 - 2008, Appendix A, Champlain's Birth Date, Appendix B, Champlain's Voyages A Chronology, Appendix C, Champlain's Brief Discours, Appendix D, Champlain's Published Writings, Appendix E, Champlain's Traitté De La Marine, Appendix F, Another Self-Portrait? Appendix G, Champlain's Superiors, Appendix H, Trading Companies and Monopolies in New France, 1588 - 1635, Appendix I, Indian Nations in Champlain's World, 1603 - 35, Appendix J, The Battle with the Mohawk in 1609, Appendix K, The Attack on the Iroquois Fort in 1615, Appendix L, Champlain's Favored Firearm, Appendix M, Champlain's Ships and Boats, Appendix N, Champlain's Weights and Measures, Appendix O, Champlain's Money, Appendix P, Champlain's Calendars, Notes, Bibliography, Map Sources, Art Credits, Acknowledgments, Index. 834 pp. in toto. Book has black cloth spine with gilt text and is matched with gray paper covered boards, decorative ep's (Samuel de Champlain, Map of New France, 1612). Top edge has slight dust soiling. Unclipped (CAN $ 37.00) DJ has top edge wear, 1/2" closed tear at tail of spine. Book weighs nearly 3 lb. and will incur extra shipping costs. Bookseller's Inventory # 154421.