The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 2: Acadia, 1612-1614 by Thwaites
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"The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 2: Acadia, 1612-1614 by Thwaites" is a historical document collection written between 1632 and 1673. These chronicles record French Jesuit missionaries' efforts to convert Indigenous peoples in New France, including the Huron, Mohawk, and Miꞌkmaq. Originally annual reports sent to superiors, they were edited and published to attract settlers and raise funds. The Relations offer invaluable glimpses into Indigenous-European encounters, though scholars debate their accuracy
given their promotional purpose and editorial manipulation by Jesuit authorities in France. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Editor | Thwaites, Reuben Gold, 1853-1913 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 2: Acadia, 1612-1614 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jesuit_Relations |
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Produced by Karl Hagen, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions (www.canadiana.org)) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 53.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F1001: North America local history: Canada |
| Subject | Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) |
| Subject | Indians of North America -- Canada |
| Subject | Jesuits -- Missions |
| Subject | Jesuits -- North America |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 45256 |
| Release Date | Mar 29, 2014 |
| Last Update | Oct 24, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1158 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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