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| Foreword | p. v |
| Preface | p. vii |
| List of Maps and Exustrations | p. XV |
| Introduction: Samuel de ChamplainùBetween France and the New World | p. 1 |
| France and North America before Champlain | p. 6 |
| Champlain's life: Explorer, Cartographer, Diplomat, Enigma | p. 10 |
| Colonial Administrator | p. 17 |
| Champlain's Legacy: Founder of New France? | p. 23 |
| The Docu... MORE | p. 31 |
| Explorer | p. 33 |
| Samuel de Champlain, On Exploring the Coast of Norumbega [Maine], 1604 | p. 33 |
| Samuel de Champlain, On Attempts to Visit the ôInland Sea" (Hudson's Bay), 1613 | p. 38 |
| Navigator, Cartographer, and Illustrator | p. 49 |
| Guillemme Levasseur, A Map of the Atlantic Ocean, 1601 | p. 49 |
| Samuel de Champlain, A Map of the Atlantic Coast from Acadia to Nantucket Sound, 1607 | p. 51 |
| Samuel de Champlain, A Map of New France for the Literate Public, 1612 | p. 53 |
| Samuel de Champlain, On His Mapmaking Philosophy and Techniques, 1613 | p. 55 |
| Samuel de Champlain, On the Duties and Skills of a Good Seaman, 1632 | p. 60 |
| Witness to the Native American World | p. 67 |
| Samuel de Champlain, Renewing a Crucial Alliance between the French and the Montagnais, May 1603 | p. 67 |
| Samuel de Champlain, Observations and Mutual Incomprehension at Tadoussac, 1603 | p. 71 |
| Samuel de Champlain, On the Founding of Québec, and Observations of the Montagnais Living Nearby, 1608 | p. 76 |
| Samuel de Champlain, A Journey into Iroquois Territory and a Battle at Lake Champlain, 1609 | p. 80 |
| Samuel de Champlain, In Huronia-Observations and a Military Alliance, 1615-1616 | p. 89 |
| Administrator and Diplomat | p. 100 |
| Samuel de Champlain, Two Ceremonies in Acadia: A Souriquois Funeral and the Order of Good Cheer, 1606-1607 | p. 100 |
| Samuel de Champlain, On Mediating Struggles over the Fur Trade, 1620 | p. 105 |
| Samuel de Champlain, Conflict and Negotiations with the Natives, 1627 | p. 112 |
| Samuel de Champlain, An English Blockade Threatens Quebec's Survival, 1628 | p. 116 |
| Appendixes | |
| A Chronology of the life of Samuel de Champlain (1570-1635) | p. 123 |
| Questions for Consideration | p. 128 |
| Selected Bibliography | p. 130 |
| Index | p. 135 |
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