The White and the Gold

Chapters

• 1 John Cabot Speaks to a King- and Discovers a Continent
• 2 Before and after Cabot
• 3 Jacques Cartier Discovers Canada
• 4 The Kingdom of Saguenay- Stadacona and Hochelaga
• 5 The Feud between Cartier and Roberval
• 6 Samuel de Champlain, the Founder of New France
• 7 Champlain at Quebec
• 8 Champlain, Organizer, Diplomat, Explorer, and Indian Fighter
• 9 A View of Quebec in the First Days-Louis Hebert-Chaplain's Romance
• 10 The Coming of the Jesuits-The Formation of the Company of a Hundred Associates
• 11 The Start of the Long Wars with the English
• 12 Three Resolute Women and the Parts They Played-Madame de la Peltire-Marie de L'Incarnation-Jeanne Mance
• 13 The Story of Ville Marie and How it Came into Existence
• 14 The Start of the Wars with the Iroquois - An Ineffectual Peace-The Tragic Story of Isaac Jogues
• 15 The Destruction of the Huron Nation-The Jesuit Martyrs
• 16 Richelieu Dies and Mazarin Takes His Place- A Troublesome Period Is Reached in the Affairs of New France-A Strange Feud in Acadia
• 17 The Iroquois Gain the Upper Hand- The Mission to the Onondagas
• 18 An Uneasy Peace- Charles le Moyne and the Beginning of a Great Family - Jeanne Mance Takes Matters into Her Own Hands
• 19 Adam Dollard and His Magnificent Stand at the Long Sault
• 20 The Transfer of Montreal Island to the Sulpicians- The Appointment of Bishop Laval Leads to Clerical War and Begins a Great Chapter in Canadian History
• 21 Mazarin Dies and Louis XIV Decides to Rule for Himself-Colbert Becomes His First Minister- A Great Plan for Canada
• 22 The Grand Plan Comes to a Head with the Arrival in Canada of the Cariganan-Saliere Regiment and the Defeat of the Iroquois
• 23 A Great Man Comes to Canada Who is Neither Solider, Missionary, nor Explorer- Jean Talon, the Able Intendant, Who Introduces the Elements of Normality
• 24 The King Becomes the Paternal Tyrant of Canada, Making Regulations for Every Phase of Life- The King's Girls- Rigid Police Restrictions
• 25 The Conflict over the Fur Trade- The Coureurs de Bois- The Annual Fair at Montreal- Opening up the West- Du Lhut and Nicholas Perrot
• 26 Radisson and Groseilliers Leave New France and Go to England- The Formation of the Hudson's Bay Company- Forts are Established on the Bay
• 27 The Divided Loyalties of Raisson and Groseilliers- The Policy of the Hudson's Bay Company and Its Great Success
• 28 Frontenac, the Great Governor, Is Appointed- His Early Life- His Character
• 29 Frontenac Takes Matters into His Own Hands- The Breaking of All Records in Building Fort Cararaqui-The Raising of the White Flag
• 30 La Salle, the Greatest of Explorers-Marquette and Joliet Discover the Mississippi- La Salle's Only Friend, the Man with the Iron Hand
• 31 The Building of the Griffin-La Salle's Creditors Seize All His Assets- The Tracing of the Mississippi to Its Mouth
• 32 The Seigneurial System Creates an Atmosphere of Romance- The Rise of the Seigneurial Class- La Durantaye- The Fabulous Le Moynes
• 33 Frontenac Places the Governor of Montreal under Arrest- He Becomes Involved in Feuds with His Fellow Officers- His Recall by the King
• 34 The Mistakes of Frontenac's Successor- The Death of Colbert- La Barre is Recalled- Meules Makes a New Kind of Money
• 35 La Salle Embarks on a Wild Adventure- A Colony is Founded by Mistake in Texas- His Death at the Hands of Mutinous Followers
• 36 The Duel between Denonville and Dongan- AN Act of Treachery Makes War with the Iroquois Inevitable- The French Seize English Forts in Hudson's Bay- Denonville Lays the Seneca Country Waste
• 37 The Grim Story of Iroquois Revenge- The Massacre at Lachine- Denonville's Weakness
• 38 The Beginning of the English Wars- Four Titans and a Heroine