Recalling the full significance of the contact made between Europe and the Americas, this book shows how the encounter of two "old worlds" gave rise to a truly new world on both sides of the Atlantic. From astronomy to food, the history shows how America began transforming Europe the moment European explorers set foot on American soil. Featuring an alphabetical glossary to connect the particular to the universal, the book reveals the vast contributions the Americas and their original inhabitants made to the world.

America's Gift: What the World Owes to the Americas and Their First Inhabitants

History

VAUGEOIS, Denis

Roth, Käthe

Americas

Baraka Books

This well-documented historical account provides background to the forerunners of Lewis and Clark, highlighting the role of earlier French-Canadian explorers and fur traders. It re-creates the world of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, chronicling the relationship between Lewis and Clark and their French-Canadian guides, recounting the crucial hospitality of the Native American people they encountered, and showing how, without both groups, the expedition would not have succeeded. The French-Canadian guide Toussaint Charbonneau is introduced, along with his young Shoshone wife, the legendary Sacagawea, who endeared herself to Clark for her determination and helpfulness. Detailed archival maps, photographs, paintings, and a complete bibliography are included.

America: The Lewis & Clark Expedition and the Dawn of a New Power

Véhicule Press

Filled with original documents and vintage illustrations, this history chronicles the lives of the Hart family—a Jewish family who settled in predominantly Catholic Trois-Rivières, Quebec, in 1761. Following Aaron Hart and his descendants for a century, this account not only bares the Jewish struggle for equality and freedom, but also delineates the contributions made by the various family members—including the passing of the Jewish Emancipation Act in 1832 and the creation of the Hart Memorial Trophy for the National Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player. A fascinating and comprehensive read, this book breaks new ground in its examination of the Jewish experience in North America.

The First Jews in North America: The Extraordinary Story of the Hart Family (1760–1860)

Denis Vaugeois retrace ici les faits survenus entre la capitulation de Québec et celle de Montréal. La Fin des alliances raconte une enquête passionnante, où la même histoire est reprise sous plusieurs angles.

Fin d'alliances Franco-Indiennes

World

BOREAL

He looks at the same events from three different perspectives - as empirical facts, in their legal interpretation, and as the subject of debates by historians. The result is an intriguing detective story with unexpected twists and surprising revelations. The Last French and Indian War sheds light on how, since the 1982 patriation of the constitution, Canadian courts have become a formidable tool for Natives in asserting their rights. It examines the extent to which this creates two categories of citizen and poses a threat to the foundations of Canadian society.

The Last French and Indian War

Les éditions du Septentrion

AMERICA

SEPTENTRION

Maps the European quest for a nautical route to the Orient and the shaping of North America.."

Mapping a Continent: Historical Atlas of North America, 1492-1814

Litalien, Raymonde

Palomino, Jean-François

LES PREMIERS JUIFS D'AMERIQUE, 1760-1860

La Conquête de 1760 a été perçue par les historiens comme une catastrophe par les uns ou comme un bienfait providentiel par les autres. Gaston Deschênes et Denis Vaugeois ont eu l’idée toute simple de vérifier comment des gens de toutes conditions avaient vécu cette période. Une trentaine de collaborateurs se sont attelés à la tâche de rédiger de courtes biographies de personnages nés avant le début de la guerre de Sept Ans et morts après sa conclusion. Cette fois, le lecteur n’est pas en face de savantes théories et d’une histoire abstraite, mais en présence de vrai monde tel que Madame Péan, la maîtresse de Bigot, Marguerite d’Youville, fondatrice de l’hôpital général de Montréal, Noël Voyer, un forgeron qui a su s’enrichir en profitant de cette période trouble. On y découvre aussi le parcours de militaires, de cuisiniers, de religieuses et religieux, d’Amérindiens, de captives, de veuves fort débrouillardes, de médecins, de nobles, de marchands, d’aventuriers, de voyageurs, etc. L’ensemble du tableau est passionnant. • Le destin de ces personnes montre, sans le prisme de l’analyse, comment elles ont pu vivre la Conquête.• Un regard neuf sur cette période. • Permet de constater l’incroyable force d’adaptation des Canadiens qui ont traversé cette période plus que difficile. • Plaira autant aux amateurs de biographies ou d’histoire qu’aux historiens. • Reflète un portrait de la société de cette époque que personne avant n’avait pris le temps de faire. • Au total, plus d’une cinquantaine de biographies qui seront réparties en deux tomes. • Plusieurs portraits de femmes malgré la difficulté de trouver des sources.

Vivre la Conquête, tome 1 (French Edition)

Deschênes, Gaston

Éditions du Septentrion

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