A not-so-new world : empire and environment in French colonial North America /

When Samuel de Champlain founded the colony of Quebec in 1608, he established elaborate gardens where he sowed French seeds he had brought with him and experimented with indigenous plants that he found in nearby fields and forests. Following Champlain's example, fellow colonists nurtured simila...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Parsons, Christopher M. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018]
Colección:Early American studies.
Temas:
To 1775
Tillage > New France > History.
Horticulture > North America > French influences > History.
Imperialism > Environmental aspects > History.
Imperialism and science > France > History.
Horticulture > Amérique du Nord > Influence française > Histoire.
Impérialisme > Aspect de l'environnement > Histoire.
Impérialisme et sciences > France > Histoire.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
HISTORY > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Civilization > French influences.
Discoveries in geography.
Ecology.
French colonies.
Imperialism and science.
Tillage.
Canada > History > To 1763 (New France)
New France > Discovery and exploration > History.
North America > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
North America > Civilization > French influences.
North America > Environmental conditions > History.
France > Colonies > North America > History.
Canada > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1763 (Nouvelle-France)
Amérique du Nord > Histoire > ca 1600-1775 (Période coloniale)
Amérique du Nord > Conditions environnementales > Histoire.
France > Colonies > Amérique du Nord > Histoire.
Canada.
France.
North America.
North America > New France.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction. The View from Champlain's Gardens
  • Chapter 1. Discovering a Not-So- New World
  • Chapter 2. Communicating Cultivation
  • Chapter 3. Cultivating Soils and Souls
  • Chapter 4. The Limits of Cultivation
  • Chapter 5. The Science of Novelty
  • Chapter 6. How New Was New France?
  • Conclusion. Cultivating New Relationships
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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