New France 1701-1744

by Dale Miquelon, Miquelon

Bracketed by wars between the empires of France and Britain, the well-developed colonies of New France witnessed a "golden age" of peace and unprecedented economic growth. Describing the political, social, and economic events surrounding the shift in importance from fur traders and adventures to farmers, craftsmen, and fishermen, Dale Miquelon demonstrates that the texture of everyday life in Isle Royale and the settlements of the St. Lawrence was greatly influenced by the dictates of French foreign policy and the vagaries of the economic boom and bust cycles that affected the entire empire.

345 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987