The Lost Empires of the Modern World (Classic Reprint): Essays in Imperial History - Couverture souple

Lord, Walter Frewen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330299701 ISBN 13 : 9781330299708

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how France built footholds across the Atlantic and shaped the modern world.

This collection surveys the rise of colonial empires, with a close look at early Canadian settlement led by Champlain and the mixed fortunes of exploration, religion, and commerce. Set within the broader story of France, colonization, and global history, these essays trace how later generations understood empire, duty, and national ambition. The narrative centers on concrete events, pivotal figures, and the emotional stakes of crossing oceans to claim and govern new lands.

• Profiles of explorers and leaders who shaped French North America, especially Champlain.
• Context on religious tensions and their impact on colonial projects.
• Connections between private enterprise, royal backing, and colonial policy.
• A clear account of how early struggles informed later imperial development.

Ideal for readers drawn to the histories of exploration, empire, and the making of the modern world.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

English are mere plagiarists, stupid plagiarists who have spoilt what they have stolen. They have not, so it is affirmed, one single original or admirable quality. They were not great discoverers like the Portuguese, or a great Christianizing power like theS paniards. They have not the art of conciliating natives like the French, nor even of making themselves beloved by their own colonists. They have not even the wits to make their empire pay like theD utch. They roll up, everywhere, mountains of debt; they extort only that they may squander.
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Présentation de l'éditeur

Originally published in 1897. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330299701
• ISBN 13: 9781330299708
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 372
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