Project Gutenberg 2006-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 210 Chevalier, H. Emile (Henri Emile) 1828 1879 Chevalier, Émile Chevalier, H. Émile (Henri Émile) Chevalier, Henri Emile Chevalier, Emile Jacques Cartier Produced by Rénald Lévesque "Jacques Cartier" by H. Emile Chevalier is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work delves into the life and adventures of the famous explorer Jacques Cartier, regarded as the first French explorer of North America. It not only aims to recount Cartier's exploits but also to highlight historical and regional details about Saint-Malo and Bretons during the 16th century, where Cartier hailed from. The opening of the narrative sets a dramatic tone, depicting a harsh and desolate winter landscape that contrasts sharply with the character’s aspirations of grandeur and discovery. The setting is established aboard a vessel trapped in ice, where the captain, Jacques Cartier, and his crew endure the frigid isolation of the open sea. The tale begins with Cartier contemplating the challenges of exploration, revealing both his leadership qualities and a hint of melancholy connected to loved ones left behind. Through conversations between crew members, readers are introduced to Cartier's motivations, his dreams of exploration, and the backdrop of political intrigue that defines his journey into the unknown. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557 Canada -- History F1001 Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Category: Biographies Category: Adventure Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 512264 2025-08-08T04:47:50.120889 text/html 497298 2006-06-02T15:04:34 text/html 338188 2025-08-08T04:47:58.736849 application/epub+zip 347485 2025-08-08T04:47:52.435846 application/epub+zip 279073 2025-08-08T04:47:50.968868 application/epub+zip 653963 2025-08-08T04:48:03.163833 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 642141 2025-08-08T04:47:57.816828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 468953 2022-09-09T04:03:34.782546 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473438 2025-08-08T04:47:48.793928 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 461793 2006-06-02T15:04:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19647 2025-08-08T04:48:03.323784 application/rdf+xml 14305 2025-08-08T04:47:51.494826 image/jpeg 3770 2025-08-08T04:47:51.232850 image/jpeg 184991 2006-06-02T15:04:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 261195 2006-06-02T15:04:36 application/octet-stream application/zip 331802 2025-08-08T04:47:50.165868 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia