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  • The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672

    by Thomas Chapais ...
    "The Great Intendant: A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672" by Thomas Chapais is a detailed historical account that explores the life and contributions of Jean Talon, the first Intendant of New France. The book delves into Talon's administrative reforms, economic policies, and efforts to develop the colony during a pivotal time in Canadian history. Chapais paints a vivid picture of the ... Read more

    $1.31 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Great Intendant: A Chronicle Of Jean Talon In Canada 1665-1672

    by Thomas Chapais ...
    The great intendant: A chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672 traces the revitalization of a struggling colony through the efforts of a determined administrator whose work reshaped its future. The narrative begins by portraying the settlement in a state of weakness, marked by limited population, scarce resources, and persistent external threats. Into this setting arrives a figure tasked with ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD

  • The Great Intendant

    A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672

    by Thomas Chapais ...
    The Great IntendantA Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672This edition features a linked Table of ContentsCONTENTSCHAPTER I TO THE RESCUE OF NEW FRANCECHAPTER II NEW FRANCE IN 1665CHAPTER III THE IROQUOIS SUBDUEDCHAPTER IV A COLONIAL COLBERTCHAPTER V THE INTENDANT AND THE SOVEREIGN COUNCILCHAPTER VI TALON AND THE CLERGYCHAPTER VII TALON’S EVENTFUL JOURNEYCHAPTER VIII RENEWED EFFORTS AND ... Read more

    $5.07 CAD

  • The Great Intendant: a Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada 1665-1672

    by Thomas Chapais ...
    Part of the Chronicles of Canada series. First published in 1914. According to Wikipedia: "Jean Talon, Count d'Orsainville (January 8, 1626 November 23, 1694) was the first Intendant of New France after Louis Robert (who was Intendant from 1663 to 1665 but never came to New France). Talon was appointed by King Louis XIV and his minister, Jean-Baptiste Colbert to serve as the Intendant of Justice, ... Read more

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  • The Great Intendant : A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672

    Enriched edition. Unveiling the Legacy of a Pioneer in 17th Century Canada

    by Thomas Chapais, Marcus Hudson ...
    In "The Great Intendant: A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada, 1665-1672," Thomas Chapais masterfully encapsulates the transformative years of Jean Talon's governance in New France, bringing to life the socio-economic and political landscape of 17th-century Canada. Through meticulous research and a vivid narrative style, Chapais blends biography with historical analysis, enchanting readers with ... Read more

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    The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar

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    " Cato, history's most famous foe of authoritarian power, was the pivotal political man of Rome; an inspiration to our Founding Fathers; and a cautionary figure for our times. He loved Roman republicanism, but saw himself as too principled for the mere politics that might have saved it. His life and lessons are urgently relevant in the harshly divided America—and world—of today. With erudition and ... Read more

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  • Annals

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    Translated by Cynthia Damon ...
    A compelling new translation of Tacitus' Annals, one of the greatest accounts of ancient Rome, by Cynthia Damon.Tacitus' Annals recounts the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. With clarity and vivid intensity Tacitus describes the reign of terror under the corrupt Tiberius, the great fire of Rome during the time of Nero and ... Read more

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  • The Beginnings of New France 1524-1663

    by Marcel Trudel ...
    Translated by Patricia Claxton ...
    Series Book 2 - The Canadian Centenary Series
    Volume II of the Canadian Centenary SeriesNow available as e-books for the first time, the Canadian Centenary Series is a comprehensive nineteen-volume history of the peoples and lands which form Canada. Although the series is designed as a unified whole so that no part of the story is left untold, each volume is complete in itself.French explorers first came to North America in 1524, but it was ... Read more

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  • Samuel de Champlain

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    Series Book 13 - Quest Biography
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  • Canada Under Louis XIV 1663-1701

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  • A Short History of the Hundred Years War

    by Ephraim Emerton ...
    The long conflict between France and England, to which historians have given the name of "The Hundred Years' War," interests us chiefly as an illustration on a great scale of the transition from the mediæval, feudal order of society to the modern, national idea of political organization. Its nearer causes were largely feudal, and its methods were still, to a great extent, those of the earlier ... Read more

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  • Julia Augusti

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