Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684.
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- 1659-1660
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Radisson and his brother-in-law, the Sieur de Groseilliers, were the first French explorers to visit Wisconsin after Nicolet (in 1654-56), and the two returned for the trip described here in 1659-60. As unlicensed traders, they were punished when they returned to Montreal, which embittered them so much that they sold their knowledge and services to the English and helped found the Hudson Bay Company. The account given here is a contemporary English version of their adventures building the first outpost in the Chequamegon Region, near modern Ashland, and of wintering among the exiled Ottawas on the headwaters of the Chippewa River.
- Creator
Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710
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- Recollection Wisconsin
- Contributing Institution
- Wisconsin Historical Society
- Publisher
- Prince Society
- Subjects
- Native Americans
French Americans
Birds
Mammals
Storms
Low temperature
Snow
Explorers
Hunting
Islands
Lakes
Rivers
Canoes and canoeing
Fur trade
Weapons
Cree
Huron
Mascouten
Ojibwe
Ottawa - Type
- text
- Language
- English
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- Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710. Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684.. 1659-1660. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/39477. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710, (1659-1660) Fourth Voyage of Peter Esprit Radisson (1659-1660) : an excerpt from Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684.. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/39477
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- Radisson, Pierre Esprit, ca. 1636-1710. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/tp/id/39477>.