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In 1535 Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, sailed up the St. Lawrence River and into the heart of New France, where he first set eyes upon Quebec. A half-century later, Samuel de Champlain arrived and capitalized on his countryman's discovery. Champlain established Quebecs first permanent settlement. These first settlers had to contend not only with the weather, but also with local Indians, and in 1629, a British barricade. Nevertheless, Quebec soon became a powerful center for trade and religion.

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Gilbert Parker (1862a1932) was born in Camden East, Canada West (Ontario). After his move to England in 1890, he began the two careers for which he is best known today: the British director of American propaganda during the Great War and the author of thirty popular novels, most of them historical romances, including The Seats of the Mighty (1896). Gilbert Parker and Claude G. Bryan deliver an indepth account of the history concerning one of North Americais oldest cities. Their writing traverses four centuries, from the 1530s and the inception of a small settlement on the St. Lawrence River to the late 1860s and Quebecis transformation from an administrative center to a cultural icon.

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