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100 1 _aWinsor, Justin,
_d1831-1897
245 1 0 _aNarrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 4 (of 8) :
_bFrench Explorations and Settlements in North America and Those of the Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes 1500-1700
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-02-23
508 _aE-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, Dianna Adair, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana)
520 _a"Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 4" by Justin Winsor is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This volume focuses on the French explorations and settlements in North America, detailing the activities of the French, Portuguese, Dutch, and Swedes from 1500 to 1700. The book provides a thorough examination of the early colonial endeavors in America, mapping the interactions among various European powers and their influences on indigenous peoples. At the start of the work, Winsor introduces the general physiography of North America, emphasizing its geographic characteristics and how these profoundly shaped human settlement and interaction. The opening portion elaborates on the differences between the Americas and the Old World in terms of geography, climate, and soil, analyzing how these factors allowed for diverse patterns of habitation. It sets the stage for exploring the European encroachments into North America, highlighting the unique conditions that influenced the early colonial experiences and eventual interactions with Native American populations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAmerica -- Discovery and exploration
653 _aUnited States -- History
653 _aAmerica -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51291
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