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 Project Gutenberg 2009-10-15 Public domain in the USA. 327 Colby, Charles W. (Charles William) 1867 1955 Colby, Charles William 15019297 The Founder of New France: A Chronicle of Champlain Toronto: Glasgow, Brook & Company, 1915 With Illustrations. See also PG#4213 text only version. Produced by Al Haines "The Founder of New France: A Chronicle of Champlain" by Charles W. Colby is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the life and contributions of Samuel de Champlain, the renowned explorer, geographer, and founder of Quebec, crucial to the French colonial enterprise in North America. Colby's narrative aims to capture the adventurous and perilous times Champlain faced while laying the foundations of New France. The opening of the chronicle sets the stage for Champlain’s formative years, detailing his background and early experiences that shaped him into a soldier and navigator before he ventured to the New World. It illustrates Champlain's passion for exploration and his initial foray into colonization efforts in Acadia, leading to his eventual establishment of Quebec. Through engaging details, the text establishes a framework for understanding the dynamic landscape of exploration and the various challenges Champlain navigated amidst political intrigue and competition for resources in 17th-century North America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) Champlain, Samuel de, 1574-1635 F1001 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 278015 2025-08-12T11:13:59.062385 text/html 257807 2021-01-05T18:39:01 text/html 1933341 2025-08-12T11:14:07.851316 application/epub+zip 1934583 2025-08-12T11:14:02.928394 application/epub+zip 166204 2025-08-12T11:14:01.390373 application/epub+zip 2216200 2025-08-12T11:14:11.320304 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2191792 2025-08-12T11:14:06.617366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272955 2022-09-14T05:18:55.380702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223723 2025-08-12T11:13:58.283402 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223251 2021-01-05T18:39:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 223255 2021-01-05T18:39:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20711 2025-08-12T11:14:11.457298 application/rdf+xml 19065 2025-08-12T11:14:01.922340 image/jpeg 4250 2025-08-12T11:14:01.659342 image/jpeg 85785 2021-01-05T18:39:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1792878 2021-01-05T18:39:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 85681 2021-01-05T18:39:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 1881432 2025-08-12T11:13:59.124416 application/octet-stream application/zip