Traces the history of Canada from the arrival of the first explorers to the middle of the eighteenth century when the English defeated the French and became the rulers of this northern country.
Prologue: New found lands -- 1. The Island of Brasil -- 2. The Kingdom of the Saguenay -- 3. L'Acadie -- 4. The pirates of Harbour Grace -- 5. The beaver hat -- 6. Women in New France -- 7. The king's daughters -- 8. Masterless men -- 9. The intendant's chateau and the habitant's farm -- 10. From Louisbourg to Quebec.