Secondary sourceBook1908
The Search for the Western Sea
Lawrence J. Burpee · 1908
A 1908 historical study by Lawrence J. Burpee covering the exploration of northwestern North America, including the journeys of Radisson and Groseilliers.
This later study places Radisson's journeys within the broader history of exploration toward the western interior.
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What it is
This 1908 book by Lawrence J. Burpee tells the story of the exploration of north-western America, including the journeys of Radisson and his brother-in-law Groseilliers toward the western interior.
Why it matters
Written more than two centuries after Radisson's travels, this source shows how later historians pieced together and interpreted the explorations of French traders like Radisson, placing them within the larger story of the search for a route to the western sea.
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- What sources might Burpee have used to reconstruct Radisson's journeys?
- Why would a 1908 historian be interested in explorers from the 1600s?
- How might this secondary account differ from Radisson's own writing?
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