This lively guide to Quebec history tells the fascinating story of the settlement of the St. Lawrence River Valley over nearly 500 years. But it also tells of the Montreal and Quebec-based explorers and traders who travelled, mapped, and inhabited most of North America, and embrothered the peoples they met.
Combining vast research and great story telling, Jacques Lacoursière and Robin Philpot connect everyday life to the events that emerged as historical turning points in the life of a people. They thus shedding new light on Quebec’s 450-year history—and the historical forces that lie behind its two recent efforts to gain independence.Book details
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Robin Philpot
Robin Philpot est écrivain, traducteur et éditeur. Auteur 6 livres, dont Ça ne s’est pas passé comme ça à Kigali (2003) et Le référendum volé (2005), il a fondé conjointement avec Denis Vaugeois et Gilles Herman les Livres Baraka en 2009 notamment pour faire rayonner les livres du Québec. Originaire de Thunder Bay (Ontario), Robin Philpot habite au Québec depuis 1974.
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