Champlain: The Founder of New France (Appletons' Historic Lives Series) [Samuel de]

246 pp. Green cloth, gilt and mint green titles. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Samuel de Champlain reproduced by an engraving by Moncornet, illustrated with engravings (mainly from Champlain's own sketches) and a map of Champlain's journey to the Country of the Hurons. A study of the life and discoveries of the explorer credited with founding New France, and whose legacy includes a lake named after him in New York State.