The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672
Thomas Chapais Editor · English
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The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672
Thomas Chapais Editor · English
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CHAPTER I TO THE RESCUE OF NEW FRANCE When the year 1665 began, the French colony on the shores of the St Lawrence, founded by the valour and devotion of Champlain, had been in existence for more than half a century. Yet it was still in a pitiable state of weakness and destitution. The care and maintenance of the settlement had devolved upon trading companies, and their narrow-minded mercantile selfishness had stifled its progress. From other causes, also, there had been but little
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