Prof. Will Randall Lecture: Jacques Cartier and Fool's Gold
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Willard Sterne Randall, Champlain College’s Distinguished Scholar in History, delivers a lecture which puts the spotlight on Jacques Cartier and fellow French explorers who explored “New France” privately as a business endeavor. It is part of lecture series dedicated to the Quadricentennial of the discovery of Lake Champlain. Cartier was the first Frenchman to come to the New World and he made three voyages, looking for furs and gold. In 1534 he was the first to find Montréal, which was called Hochelaga at that time. Champlain College’s Alumni Auditorium, Burlington.Featured Story
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