Frontenac: The Courtier GovernorLouis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac (1622?1698), was a towering figure in North American history. Appointed in 1672 as governor general of New France, he was credited with intimidating the Iroquois, defying British colonial military might, and promoting France?s imperial expansion to the west. W. J. Eccles masterfully debunks these myths, created in part by Francis Parkman, and reveals Frontenac as an anachronism who sought to maintain his privileged status through corruption, favors at court, and the illicit pursuit of commerce in the West. A deft analysis and reexamination of official administrative and military sources have made Frontenac the classic study of a complex and historically misrepresented governor. |
Contents
The Background of Louis Buade Comte de Frontenac | 18 |
High and Mighty Lord | 31 |
Frontenac and the Clergy | 51 |
The Fur Trade | 75 |
The Struggle for the West | 99 |
Frontenac and the Sovereign Council 16751682 | 127 |
La Barres Abortive War | 157 |
Denonvilles Limited War | 173 |
The American Assault on Canada | 230 |
The Little War | 244 |
Western Expansion and the Fur Trade | 273 |
Tartuffe | 295 |
The Feudal Governors End | 309 |
Wars End | 328 |
Conclusion | 334 |
Notes | 342 |
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