Dans cet ouvrage, Pierre Margry rassemble des documents et des mémoires relatifs à l'histoire des découvertes et des établissements français en Amérique du Nord, du début du XVIIe siècle jusqu'à la moitié du XVIIIe siècle. L'auteur y explore les expéditions françaises dans l'Ouest et le Sud du continent, ainsi que les interactions avec les populations amérindiennes. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.