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Title: Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons

Note: Reading ease score: 35.4 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Rénald Lévesque. This file was produced from
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nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)

Summary: "Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons" by Gabriel Sagard is a historical account written in the early 17th century. This work chronicles the author's journey to the Huron territory in New France, offering detailed insights into the customs, governance, beliefs, and daily lives of the Indigenous Huron people. The opening of the book describes the author's motivation for his journey, which was driven by a missionary zeal to spread Christianity among the Indigenous peoples. Sagard reflects on both the beauty and the brutality of their culture, outlining the many practices ranging from marriage customs and child rearing to their approach to health and warfare. As he begins his journey, he prepares readers for the harsh realities of travel and the challenges he expects to face, setting the stage for a narrative rich in both personal experience and cultural observation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Sagard, Gabriel

EBook No.: 23828

Published: Dec 12, 2007

Downloads: 87

Language: French

Subject: Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)

Subject: Indians of North America -- Canada

Subject: Sagard, Gabriel -- Travel -- Canada

Subject: Franciscan Recollects -- Missions -- Canada

Subject: Wyandot Indians -- History -- 17th century

Subject: Wyandot Indians -- Social life and customs

LoCC: North America local history: Canada

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons

Note: Reading ease score: 35.4 (College-level). Difficult to read.

Credits: Produced by Rénald Lévesque. This file was produced from
images generously made available by the Bibliothèque
nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)

Summary: "Le grand voyage du pays des Hurons" by Gabriel Sagard is a historical account written in the early 17th century. This work chronicles the author's journey to the Huron territory in New France, offering detailed insights into the customs, governance, beliefs, and daily lives of the Indigenous Huron people. The opening of the book describes the author's motivation for his journey, which was driven by a missionary zeal to spread Christianity among the Indigenous peoples. Sagard reflects on both the beauty and the brutality of their culture, outlining the many practices ranging from marriage customs and child rearing to their approach to health and warfare. As he begins his journey, he prepares readers for the harsh realities of travel and the challenges he expects to face, setting the stage for a narrative rich in both personal experience and cultural observation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Sagard, Gabriel

EBook No.: 23828

Published: Dec 12, 2007

Downloads: 87

Language: French

Subject: Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France)

Subject: Indians of North America -- Canada

Subject: Sagard, Gabriel -- Travel -- Canada

Subject: Franciscan Recollects -- Missions -- Canada

Subject: Wyandot Indians -- History -- 17th century

Subject: Wyandot Indians -- Social life and customs

LoCC: North America local history: Canada

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.