E241. Champlain’s Last Years

To capitalize on the North American fur trade and to expand French colonies, Samuel Champlain—who championed the colonization efforts of New France, which were at that time centered on the Saint Lawrence River valley and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence—worked tirelessly to make sure the French colonies survived amid political and corporate changes of power. Let’s learn more about this Titan of History’s last years. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/bca5JUG_suk 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. McAsh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.