cartier, jacques

A brief biography of French explorer Jacques Cartier.

This book describes the life and travels of Jacques Cartier, the French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada.

A biography of explorer Jacques Cartier who discovered the St. Lawrence River leading the way for further European exploration of North America. Describes how Cartier helped establish a trade network between the French and North American Indians in villages that became Montreal and Quebec City.

Text and illustrations survey French explorer Jacques Cartier's search for a water route across the Americas in the sixteenth century, describing Cartier's life before his voyages, his land claims in Canada, his crew's harsh Canadian winter in 1535-36, and the troubled Roberval Colony, providing a glossary, lists of important dates and people, and selected further resources.

A biography of Jacques Cartier, the 16th century French explorer who discovered the St. Lawrence River during his explorations of Canada.

Describes the three voyages to the New World made by a sixteenth-century French navigator.

Presents a brief biography of sixteenth-century explorer Jacques Cartier, in simple text with illustrations.

Presents a brief biography of French explorer Jacques Cartier, who was one of the major discoverers of Canada.

Describes the life and travels of Jacques Cartier, the sixteenth-century French navigator who made three voyages to what is today known as Canada, in search of a northwest passage to China.

Describes the early life of sixteenth-century French navigator Jacques Cartier, discussing his explorations of the St. Lawrence River and surrounding lands in Canada, and providing information about life at sea on a galleon, and the St. Lawrence Iroquois.