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The upper country : French enterprise in the colonial Great Lakes / Claiborne A. Skinner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Skinner, Claiborne A.
- Series:
- Regional perspectives on early America.
- Regional perspectives on early America
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- French--Great Lakes Region (North America)--History.
- French.
- Canada--History--To 1763 (New France).
- Canada.
- United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Causes.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (224 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- From unthinkable hardship to dreams of fur trade profits, this fascinating exploration sheds new light on France and its imperial venture into the Great Lakes.
- Contents:
- ""PROLOGUE: The Fur Trade and New France to 1676""; ""ONE: Frontenac and La Salle, 1673-1682""; ""TWO: The Great Turtle and the Rock, 1683-1687""; ""THREE: War in the Wilderness, 1687-1701""; ""FOUR: The Foxes, 1701-1736""; ""FIVE: Illinois and the Chickasaw Wars, 1700-1740""; ""SIX: A Country More Worthy of His Majesty's Attention, 1736-1754""; ""SEVEN: ""A Few Acres of Snow,"" 1740-1754""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-194) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780801899294
- 0-8018-9929-X
- OCLC:
- 923194979
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