The Makers of Canada: Champlain


Read by Cate Barratt

(4.8 stars; 9 reviews)

A biography of Samuel de Champlain, French explorer, founder of Quebec, and father of New France. ( Summary by Cathy Barratt )

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00 - Introduction 7:13 Read by Cate Barratt
01 - Chapter I. Champlain's First Voyage to America 18:03 Read by Cate Barratt
02 - Chapter II. Acadia--Ste. Croix Island--Port Royal 26:18 Read by Cate Barratt
03 - Chapter III. The Founding of Quebec 22:24 Read by Cate Barratt
04 - Chapter IV. Champlain's Voyage of 1610, 1611, 1613 24:27 Read by Cate Barratt
05 - Chapter V. The Récollets and Their Missions 24:33 Read by Cate Barratt
06 - Chapter VI. War Against the Iroquois, 1615 20:07 Read by Cate Barratt
07 - Chapter VII. Fur Trade 28:11 Read by Cate Barratt
08 - Chapter VIII. Champlain, the Jesuits and the Savages 29:30 Read by Cate Barratt
09 - Chapter IX. The Company of New France or Hundred Associates 24:10 Read by Cate Barratt
10 - Chapter X. The Capitulation of Quebec, 1629 14:19 Read by Cate Barratt
11 - Chapter XI. The Last Events of 1629 13:59 Read by Cate Barratt
12 - Chapter XII. Quebec Restored 19:58 Read by Cate Barratt
13 - Chapter XIII. The Jesuit Missions in New France 19:51 Read by Cate Barratt
14 - Chapter XIV. The Growth of Quebec 21:24 Read by Cate Barratt
15 - Chapter XV. Conclusion 24:03 Read by Cate Barratt

Reviews

Champlain


(5 stars)

It's natural to regard Champlain as Canada's William Bradford or John Winthrop. A nice biography of the great man. Again, Cate Barratt gave a smooth, crisp reading, rivaling a professional narrator.