Champlain CD & Book Both Good
The CD was very interesting and informative, although a little more scholarly than I expected. There was so much information about the geography of France, eastern Canada, and the east coast of the US that I had to buy the book to see the maps and pictures. The story tied togeather a lot of the history of the age of exploration with geography. Spain, Portugal, and England were not the only players. France was in the New World Exploration and Exploitation Game too. France may have been a little more civilized about it. Because I read this book I understand why there were Indians at the recent Vancouver Olympics. France's more humane attitude toward the natives in the begining is still evident today, 400 years later.
