E198. Father of New France

The early years of the French colony were hard, and the population grew slowly. For decades, Samuel Champlain led the fight for its survival, faced its extreme challenges, administered its affairs, and took personal charge of its development. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation!   Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/3jTEwT8Bx1E which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Samuel de Champlain books available at https://amzn.to/40Ty6ck                                New France books available at https://amzn.to/3nXKYzy   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/MarkVinet_HNA   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark's books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM LibriVox: Founder of New France-A Chronicle of Champlain by C.W. Colby, read by K. McAshSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.