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First published in Great Britain in 2019
This electronic edition published in 2019 by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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PB ISBN: 9781472833501
eBook ISBN: 9781472833709
ePDF ISBN: 9781472833693
XML ISBN: 9781472833686
Editor: Martin Windrow
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AUTHOR’S NOTE
The denomination “Canadian” in this text is the literal translation of Canadien, commonly used up to the 20th century for persons of French roots born in Canada, and later known as French-Canadians.
The denomination “Indian” has recently declined in use in North America. The terms “Indigenous” and “First Nations” are now officially used by the government of Canada to identify those peoples, who currently represent 5 percent of the country’s population. (Incidentally, their numbers are growing four times faster than the national average. By comparison, the “Native American” population of the USA stands at about 1.7 percent of the total, and is said to be declining.)
Most of the illustrations in this book, which are largely unknown in the anglophone world, were published in Quebec’s francophone media a century or more ago – notably the small drawings by the prolific Edmond J. Massicotte, who illustrated many historical works. We have made an effort here to make a few of them known to a larger audience.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author acknowledges the very kind assistance given by Francis Back, Russel Bouchard, André Gousse, Kevin Gélinas, the National Historic sites of Parks Canada, the Archives nationales de France, the Archives nationales du Québec, Library and Archives Canada, as well as private collections. All the material in this book could never have come together without the fine editorial work and coordination of Martin Windrow and Brianne Bellio at Osprey. To one and all, we express our deepest gratitude.
ARTIST’S NOTE
Reader may care to note that the original paintings from which the color plates in this book were prepared are available for private sale. All reproduction copyright whatsoever is retained by the publisher. All inquiries should be addressed to:
Scorpio, 158 Mill Road, Hailsham, East Sussex BN27 2SH, UK
scorpiopaintings@btinternet.com
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