books.google.ca - This book surveys the social history of New France. For more than a century, until the British conquest of 1759-60, France held sway over a major portion of the North American continent. In this vast territory several unique colonial societies emerged, societies which in many respects mirrored ancien...http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_people_of_New_France.html?id=uKJAUqpAolQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe people of New France