Cartier Jacques Cartier in search of the Northwest Passage

Summary: Provides an account of Cartier's journey to discover a water route between France and China in the 1500s. Presents a brief description of the life and explorations of Cartier, who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China. Students will learn the geographic, economic, and religious reasons that brought the explorers and settlers to unfamiliar regions; their problems, their goals and accomplishments, as well as their fears and superstitions.

Record details

ISBN: 9780756526382 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
ISBN: 0756526388 (electronic bk. : Adobe Reader)
Physical Description: electronic
electronic resource
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48 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Compass Point Books, c2002.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 46-47) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	After Columbus -- The Grand Banks -- The making of a navigator -- The first voyage -- Return visit -- The royal mountain -- The terrible winter -- The years pass in France -- The Roberval colony -- The future Cartier made.
Reproduction Note:	Electronic reproduction. Mankato, Minn. : Compass Point Books, 2007. Requires Adobe Reader 6.0 (file size: 16437 KB).
System Details Note:	Requires OverDrive Media Console