Download or read book The Myth of the Savage and the Beginnings of French Colonialism in the Americas written by Olive Patricia Dickason and published by University of Alberta Press. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic study of early contact between European explorers and North American natives. When the two cultures met in the fifteenth century, it meant great upheavals for the Amerindians, but strengthened the Europeans' move toward nation-states and capitalism.