Old Quebec

In 1535 Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, sailed up the St. Lawrence River andinto the heart of New France, where he first set eyes upon Quebec. Ahalf-century later, Samuel de Champlain arrived and capitalized on hiscountrymanis discovery. Champlain established Quebecis first permanentsettlement. These first settlers had to contend not only with the weather, butalso with local Indians, and in 1629, a British barricade. Nevertheless, Quebecsoon became a powerful center for trade and religion.ABOUT THE AUTHORS:Gilbert Parker and Claude G. Bryan deliver an indepth account of the historyconcerning one of North Americais oldest cities. Their writing traverses fourcenturies, from the 1530s and the inception of a small settlement on the St.Lawrence River to the late 1860s and Quebecis transformation from anadministrative center to a cultural icon.Parker, Gilbert is the author of 'Old Quebec' with ISBN 9781565549890 and ISBN 1565549899.