Cartier Sails the St. Lawrence (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Esther Averill
- First Published: 1956
- Time of Work: 1534–1542
- Setting: St. Malo, France; Newfoundland; and along the St. Lawrence River of present-day Quebec and Montreal, Canada
- Principal Characters: Jacques Cartier, Francis, Chief Donnacona, Taignoagny, Lagarto, Lord Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Voyages, Native Americans or American Indians, Canada or Canadians, Rivers or waterways, Ships, Sixteenth century, Biography, Northwest Passage, Exploration or explorers
- Locales: Montreal, Canada, Quebec, Canada, Newfoundland, Canada, St. Malo, France
Form and Content
In Cartier Sails the St. Lawrence, Esther Averill retells the story of Jacques Cartier’s three voyages to the New World, which resulted in the claiming of Canada for France. She relies chiefly on Cartier’s own narratives of his explorations. Because many historical documents exist that describe personages and events of the time, she also sketches a background to help young readers understand the beliefs, intrigues, and dangers that explorers risked in sailing into uncharted areas.
As the facts about Cartier center on his voyages, Averill...
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