A Not-So-New World Empire and Environment in French Colonial North America |
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Author:
| Parsons, Christopher M. |
Series title: | Early American Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-8122-9545-0 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2018 |
Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $27.50 |
Book Description:
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Exploring the moment in which settlers, missionaries, merchants, and administrators believed in their ability to shape the environment to better resemble the country they left behind, A Not-So-New World reveals that French colonial ambitions were fueled by a vision of an ecologically sustainable empire.
Exploring the moment in which settlers, missionaries, merchants, and administrators believed in their ability to shape the environment to better resemble the country they left behind, A Not-So-New World reveals that French colonial ambitions were fueled by a vision of an ecologically sustainable empire.