Adventurers and authors : an examination of Samuel de Champlain's and Capt. John Smith's writings about the aboriginal peoples of North America

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dc.contributor.advisor Reid, John G., 1948-
dc.coverage.spatial United States
dc.coverage.spatial Canada
dc.creator Peace, Thomas G. M.,1980-
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-09T12:31:26Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-09T12:31:26Z
dc.date.issued 2004
dc.identifier.other E98 F39 P43 2004
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22095
dc.description 167 leaves ; 28 cm.
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-167).
dc.description.abstract This thesis compares the perceptions and observations of the aboriginal people of North America in the writings of Captain John Smith and Samuel de Champlain. Such a study helps to clarify the murky subject of European-North American contact by contrasting the experiences and writings of these two men. At its core it shows that Smith and Champlain occupied an intermediate space between the worlds of Europe and America, on which they could build a foundation for the European outposts of Jamestown and Port Royal. However, not only did they occupy this space physically, but this thesis also demonstrates that they sought to occupy this space rhetorically as well. In order to show this, the subject has been approached with "absolute simultaneity," meaning that both the North American and European contexts have been taken into consideration. This approach helps to offset the polemics that some scholars have used in this field by either seeing these men as 'national heroes' or couching their discussion in moralistic language. At the most fundamental level in this thesis all parties have been treated as fully human--having been influenced and influencing, having made rational and irrational choices, and defying simplistic categorization.
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dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc E98.F39
dc.subject.lcsh Champlain, Samuel de, 1567-1635
dc.subject.lcsh Smith, John, 1580-1631
dc.subject.lcsh Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans -- Canada
dc.subject.lcsh Indians of North America -- First contact with Europeans -- United States
dc.subject.lcsh Indians, Treatment of -- History -- 16th century. -- North America
dc.subject.lcsh North America -- Discovery and exploration -- English
dc.subject.lcsh North America -- Discovery and exploration -- French
dc.title Adventurers and authors : an examination of Samuel de Champlain's and Capt. John Smith's writings about the aboriginal peoples of North America
dc.type Text
thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in History
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline History
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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