Frontenac, the Courtier Governor
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Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac (1622-1698), was a towering figure in North American history. Appointed in 1672 as governor general of New France, he was credited with intimidating the Iroquois,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1014178800
ISBN13:9781014178800
Release Date:September 2021
Publisher:Hassell Street Press
Length:372 Pages
Weight:1.53 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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A seminal contribution to a colonial era portrait
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
Frontenac: The Courtier Governor is the absorbing and deftly researched biography of Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac (1622-1698), who was appointed governor general of New France in 1672. Though Louis de Buade was popularly credited with making a daunting and ruthless impression on the Iroquois, defying the military power of colonial Britain, and promoting the imperial expansion of France, his biographer W. J. Eccles (Professor of History, University of Toronto) deftly dissects these myths and steadfastly delves into a more sordid picture of the true Frontenac: a man out of his time who strived to hold on to power and status through corruption, favors at court, and the illicit drive for commerce in the West. A closely researched reexamination and interpretation of primary sources, Frontenac is seminal contribution to a colonial era portrait, and a welcome addition to Canadian and North American history and biography collections.
Incredible
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is THE book on the fur trade, Canadian colonial government,the Iroquois Wars, and Frontenac himself. It is not a biography of Frontenac, but an engaging history of French Canada. Highly recommended to me by an expert on the subject.
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