Have you ever wanted to know more about the history surrounding your early French-Canadian ancestors? Try going to "Google Books" for more information. Many early history books have been scanned and you can find them in the original French, many with English translations and also in English. To get to "Google Books" go to Google and look for "More" at the top of the screen. Click on "More" and choose "Books" from the drop-down menu. You can do your keyword searches from there. Once you are in a book, you can search in it for other keywords.
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You'll find books such as, Francoix Xavier's Garneau's "History of Canada - From the Time of Its Discovery Till the Union Year (1840-1)" translated into English at http://books.google.com/books?id=ZyS9g_mTN-oC&pg=PR3&dq=%22histoire+du+canada%22+garneau+translation&ie=ISO-8859-1; Champlain's Voyages by Samuel de Champlain at http://books.google.com/books?id=7u0ErQ0xWDEC&pg=PA3&dq=champlain&ie=ISO-8859-1; and William Charles Colby's book on personalities in early Quebec, "Canadian Types of the Old Regime: 1608-1698" at http://books.google.com/books?id=I48dAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=william+charles+colby&ie=ISO-8859-1. Just click on the underlined URL to take you to the site.
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Explore Google Books - you'll enjoy the experience.
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