The Dawn of Canadian History

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CHRONICLES OF CANADA SERIES

THIRTY-TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED

Edited by GEORGE M. WRONG and H. H. LANGTON

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​CHRONICLES OF CANADA SERIES

Part I
THE FIRST
EUROPEAN VISITORS

1. THE DAWN OF CANADIAN HISTORY
By Stephen Leacock.
2. THE MARINER OF ST MALO
By Stephen Leacock.

Part II
THE RISE
OF NEW
FRANCE

3. THE FOUNDER OF NEW FRANCE[1]
By Charles W. Colby.
4. THE BLACKROBES[1]
By J. Edgar Middleton.
5. THE SEIGNEURS OF OLD CANADA
By W. Bennett Munro.
6. THE GREAT INTENDANT
By Thomas Chapais.
7. THE FIGHTING GOVERNOR[1]
By Charles W. Colby.

Part III
THE
ENGLISH
INVASION

8. THE GREAT FORTRESS[1]
By William Wood.
9. THE ACADIAN EXILES[1]
By Arthur G. Doughty.
10. THE PASSING OF NEW FRANCE
By William Wood.
11. THE WINNING OF CANADA
By William Wood.
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Part VII
POLITICAL
FREEDOM
AND
NATIONALITY		 24. THE ‘FAMILY COMPACT’ *
By W. Stewart Wallace.
25. THE REBELLION IN LOWER CANADA *
By A. D. DeCelles.
26. THE TRIBUNE OF NOVA SCOTIA *
By William L. Grant.
27, THE WINNING OF POPULAR GOVERNMENT *
By Archibald MacMechan.
28. THE FATHERS OF CONFEDERATION *
By Sir Joseph Pope.
29. THE DAY OF SIR JOHN MACDONALD *
By Sir Joseph Pope.
30. THE DAY OF SIR WILFRID LAURIER *
By Oscar D. Skelton.
Part VIII
NATIONAL
HIGHWAYS		 31. ALL AFLOAT
By William Wood.
32. THE RAILROAD BUILDERS *
By Oscar D. Skelton.
TORONTO: GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY

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CHRONICLES OF CANADA SERIES
12. THE INVASION OF 1775 * Part IV
THE
AMERICAN
INVASIONS
By C. Frederick Hamilton.
13. BATTLEFIELDS OF 1812-14 *
By William Wood.
14. PONTIAC: THE WAR CHIEF OF THE OTTAWAS * Part V
THE
RED MAN
IN CANADA
By Thomas Guthrie Marquis.
15. BRANT: THE WAR CHIEF OF THE SIX NATIONS
By Louis Aubrey Wood.
16. TECUMSEH: THE LAST GREAT LEADER OF HIS PEOPLE*
By Ethel T. Raymond.
17. THE ‘ADVENTURERS OF ENGLAND’ ON HUDSON BAY Part VI
PATH-
FINDERS
AND
PIONEERS
By Agnes C. Laut.
18. PATHFINDERS OF THE GREAT PLAINS
By Lawrence J. Burpee.
19. PIONEERS OF THE PACIFIC COAST *
By Agnes C. Laut.
20. ADVENTURERS OF THE FAR NORTH
By Stephen Leacock.
21. THE UNITED EMPIRE LOYALISTS
By W. Stewart Wallace.
22. THE RED RIVER COLONY *
By Louis Aubrey Wood.
23. THE CARIBOO TRAIL *
By Agnes C. Laut.

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THE MYSTERY OF THE NEW LAND
THE MYSTERY OF THE NEW LAND

THE MYSTERY OF THE NEW LAND

From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys

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THE DAWN OF
CANADIAN HISTORY

A Chronicle of Aboriginal Canada and
the coming of the White Man

BY

STEPHEN LEACOCK

TORONTO
GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY
1914

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Copyright in all Countries subscribing to
the Berne Convention

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CONTENTS

I. BEFORE THE DAWN 1
II. MAN IN AMERICA 11
III. THE ABORIGINES OF CANADA 25
IV. THE LEGEND OF THE NORSEMEN 45
V. THE BRISTOL VOYAGES 66
VI. FORERUNNERS OF JACQUES CARTIER 89
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE 107
INDEX 110
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ILLUSTRATIONS

THE MYSTERY OF THE NEW LAND Frontispiece
From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys.
A GROUP OF ESKIMO CHILDREN Facing page 28
From a photograph by Dr A. P. Low.
ESKIMO AT FORT CHURCHILL, HUDSON BAY facing page„ 30
From a photograph by Dr Robert Bell.
A BLACKFOOT WAR CHIEF facing page„ 36
From a pastel by Edmund Morris.
INDIANS OF THE INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA facing page„ 42
From photographs supplied by J. A. Teit.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS facing page„ 66
From a painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
THE DEATH OF COLUMBUS facing page„ 68
From an old engraving.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS AND HIS SONS, DIEGO AND FERDINAND facing page„ 70
From an old Spanish picture.
JOHN CABOT AND HIS SON SEBASTIAN facing page„ 74
From a model by John Cassidy. ​
HENRY VII facing page 78
From the painting in the National Portrait Gallery.
SEBASTIAN CABOT facing page„ 80
From a contemporary portrait.
FRANCIS I facing page„ 98
From a portrait in the Dominion Archives.
JUAN VERRAZANO facing page„ 100
From an engraving in the Dominion Archives.

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4

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