{"product_id":"rolandmichel-barrin-de-la-galissoniere-16931756-9781487599300","title":"RolandMichel Barrin de La Galissoniere 16931756","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa Galissionière was the most remarkable of the governors of New France in the eighteenth century, although he spent only a short time there (1747 to 1749). He stood out above all through his intellectual qualities: his mind was brilliant, wide-ranging, and nourished by a creative imagination which was fertile in new ideas and rapid solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoland-Michel Barrin de la Galissonière was born at Rochefort, France, in November 1693 to a family which included in its ranks members of the parlement, intendants, wealthy merchants, and powerful officials. At 17 he joined the navy, and after a successful career was sent to Canada at the age of 54 as \"commander-in-chief of the colony,\" at a time when it was in great peril. Louisbourg and Acadia had been lost to the English; the Gulf of St. Lawrence was infested with English privateers; Quebec was under constant threat of invasion from the south, and its vital alliance with the Indians was proving to be shaky. The western fur trading we\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409178894679,"sku":"9781487599300","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487599300.jpg?v=1730505783","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rolandmichel-barrin-de-la-galissoniere-16931756-9781487599300","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}