Perceived in print : indigenous American and French ideas of the other / Sharon V. Salinger.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salinger, Sharon V. (Sharon Vineberg), author.

Series:

Writing the early Americas

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Travelers' writings, French--America--History and criticism.

Travelers' writings, French.

Indians of North America--France--Public opinion--History--16th century.

Indians of North America.

French--America--Public opinion--History--16th century.

French.

America--Description and travel--Early works to 1800.

America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations, maps.

Other Title:

Indigenous American and French ideas of the other

Place of Publication:

Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2026.

Summary:

"Perceived in Print uses the published writings of adventurers and churchmen in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries to unlock the impressions Americans and French expressed about each other-what people from a diverse range of Indigenous cultures thought about the French and how the French perceived the inhabitants of these New Lands. Straddling history and literary studies, Sharon Salinger peels away how European authors cast the exchanges to reveal a "dialogue between cultures." What emerges are two groups of equal standing, motivated by different cultural impulses"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Setting the stage

Indigenous Americans appraise the French

Contradictions

Un/known worlds

Origins

Innocent/cruel

With/without religion

Un/redeemable

Man‑eaters

Bodies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (JSTOR, viewed on May 29, 2026).

Other Format:

Print version: Salinger, Sharon V. (Sharon Vineberg). Perceived in print.

ISBN:

9780813955223

081395522X

OCLC:

1591650870

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license