| Management number | 232071053 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $11.58 | Model Number | 232071053 | ||
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For years, schoolchildren heard the story of Jean Nicolet’s arrival in Wisconsin. But the popularized image of the hapless explorer landing with billowing robe and guns blazing, supposedly believing himself to have found a passage to China, is based on scant evidence—a false narrative perpetuated by fanciful artists’ renditions and repetition. In more recent decades, historians have pieced together a story that is not only more likely but more complicated and interesting. Patrick Jung synthesizes the research about Nicolet and his superior Samuel de Champlain, whose diplomatic goals in the region are crucial to understanding this much misunderstood journey across the Great Lakes. Additionally, historical details about Franco-Indian relations and the search for the Northwest Passage provide a framework for understanding Nicolet’s famed mission. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0870208799 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0870208799 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society Press |
| Dimensions | 6 x 1.1 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.05 pounds |
| Print length | 256 pages |
| Publication date | November 23, 2018 |
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