Introduces the period of Canadian history from 900 to 1541 by discussing the explorations of the Vikings, John Cabot, and Jacques Cartier, and their encounters

Jacques Cartier's voyages of 1534, 1535, and 1541constitute the first record of European impressions of the St Lawrence region of northeastern North American an

The Northwest Passage was repeatedly sought for over four centuries. From the first attempt in the late 15th century to Roald Amundsen's famous voyage of 1903-1