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Jacques Cartier
Adam Woog
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Description for Jacques Cartier
A biography about the first explorer to establish a French presence in North America, an accomplishment that allowed the next generation of French sailors to create the first settlements in Canada. Series: Great Explorers. Num Pages: 112 pages, full-colour & black-&-white photographs & maps, sidebars, chronology & timeline, bibliogr. BIC Classification: BGH; RGR; YQH. Category: (ES) Secondary; (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 235 x 165 x 10. Weight in Grams: 386.
Commissioned by King Francois I of France to claim new lands for the country, Jacques Cartier arrived in Newfoundland in 1534. Seeking a Northwest Passage to the riches of India, he continued on and discovered the St. Lawrence River, a natural border existing between present-day Canada and New England. Cartier briefly explored the area and sailed back to France, only to return to the St. Lawrence with two American Indians as guides. His findings contributed to the founding of Montreal and Quebec and the creation of a lucrative trading network between the French and the American Indians. ""Jacques Cartier"" is ... Read more
Commissioned by King Francois I of France to claim new lands for the country, Jacques Cartier arrived in Newfoundland in 1534. Seeking a Northwest Passage to the riches of India, he continued on and discovered the St. Lawrence River, a natural border existing between present-day Canada and New England. Cartier briefly explored the area and sailed back to France, only to return to the St. Lawrence with two American Indians as guides. His findings contributed to the founding of Montreal and Quebec and the creation of a lucrative trading network between the French and the American Indians. ""Jacques Cartier"" is ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
Series
Great Explorers
Number of Pages
112
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Broomall, United States
ISBN
9781604134308
SKU
V9781604134308
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About Adam Woog
Adam Woog has written more than 60 books for adults, young adults, and children. He has special interests in history and biography. Woog did his undergraduate work at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, and holds a master's degree in communication from Antioch University. He lives in his hometown of Seattle, Washington.
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