Chronicles the life, adventures, and accomplishments of seventeenth-century explorer Samuel de Champlain, the father of New France, describing his ships, tools, and supplies and his arrival in North America.
In the winter of 1609, with his people starving, the Innu Indian called Silent One must overcome his reluctance to speak and trust Samuel de Champlain and his Frenchmen in order to save his brother and regain his own spirit.
Presents a biography of early French explorer Samuel de Champlain and chronicles his expeditions in Canada and founding of Quebec, the fur trade and relationship with the Native Americans, and the Battle of Lake Champlain.
Chronicles the life and adventures of sixteenth-century French explorer Samuel de Champlain, and describes his voyages from France to North America in search of a trade route to Asia, the founding of Acadia,and the colonization of New France.