Describes the early life of sixteenth-century French navigator Jacques Cartier, discussing his explorations of the St. Lawrence River and surrounding lands in Canada, and providing information about life at sea on a galleon, and the St. Lawrence Iroquois.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
A northern beginning -- The age of discovery -- Early life of Cartier -- The Northwest Passage -- Foundation for fame -- The quest for riches -- Life at sea -- Aboard a galleon -- St. Lawrence Iroquois -- After Cartier -- Cartier's legacy.