The Conquest of New France

Chronicles of America #10

by George MacKinnon Wrong

Many centuries of European history had been marked by war almost ceaseless between France and England when these two states first confronted each other in America. The conflict for the New World was but the continuation of an age-long antagonism in the Old, intensified now by the savagery of the wilderness and by new dreams of empire. There was another potent cause of strife which had not existed in the earlier days.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

246 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1919

About the author

George MacKinnon Wrong, FRSC was a Canadian clergyman and historian. A believer in the historian's moral duty to interpret the past for society's present needs, Wrong viewed Canadian history in terms of the country's British and French origins, and the American presence. As a teacher, administrator, writer and a moving force in the early days of the Canadian Historical Association, he helped to provide an intellectual base for a developing Canadian nationality. In 1896-97 he founded the Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada (since 1920 The Canadian Historical Review) and in 1905 he co-founded the Champlain Society. He wrote numerous monographs and texts on Canadian history, the best being A Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs (1908). Formal in habit and something of an anglophile in taste, Wrong influenced a generation of students.

Reviews

[Michael Chandler · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gave this book 3 stars mainly because it is a product of its time. It was originally published in 1920 and the wording and ideas expressed reflect that period. First Nations are "savages" and the author assumes a world view that is no longer active. However, for a precise overview of the whole period it is worth reading.

[Dan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating account of French Canada. I also gained a lot of insight on French culture. Everything was centralized in the colony and the King had direct control over appointments and goings on. Helps me understand why Djibouti is the way it is.