Abridged. Downloadable audio file. Duration: 10:17:43. Introduction: In search of Champlain -- A leader in the making -- Explorer of Acadia -- Founder of Quebec -- Builder of New France -- Father of French Canada -- Conclusion: a leader's long reach -- Memories of Champlain: images and interpretations, 1608-2008 -- Appendixes. Title from: Title details screen. Read by Edward Herrmann.
Summary:
Traces the story of Quebec's founder while explaining his influential perspectives about peaceful colonialism, in a profile that also evaluates his contributions as a soldier, mariner, and cultural diplomat.
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