The Voyages and Explorations of Samuel De Champlain, 1604-1616, Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Voyages and Explorations of Samuel De Champlain, 1604-1616, Vol. 1 of 2 The voyage of 1603 is very brie¿y re counted in this final narrative to avoid need less repetition. The geographical features of the St. Lawrence were more fully and accurately described in Champlain's later voyages, and his observations upon the In dians in 1603, so far as they were confirmed by later study, he incorporated with his later descriptions. In this edition, however, it has been thought best to include Purchas's version of the voyage of 1603, even at the risk of some repetition, in order to place before the mod ern reader Champlain's first impressions, unrevised, of the Indians of the St. Law rence, and the geographical details of this first voyage, especially when it could be done in so fine an example of early seven teenth century prose. This will be relished, I am sure, not only for its own beauty, but also because it lends Champlain's story the antique ¿avor which his own writing has for the modern Frenchman. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.