The Mariner of St. Malo
A Chronicle of the Voyages of Jacques Cartier
Nonfiction, Travel, Adventure & Literary Travel, Biography & Memoir, History
| Author: | Stephen Leacock | ISBN: | 9781776536559 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press | Publication: | May 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Leacock |
| ISBN: | 9781776536559 |
| Publisher: | The Floating Press |
| Publication: | May 1, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The Floating Press |
| Language: | English |
Canadian author Stephen Leacock gained popular acclaim as a much-loved humor writer, publishing dozens of books in that vein over the course of his career. However, he was a trained scholar by trade who was also quite active in the realm of academic publishing. This historical chronicle of the life and exploits of sixteenth-century explorer Jacques Cartier straddles the line between popular and scholarly writing, presenting an engaging but exhaustively researched portrait of a complex and significant figure.
Canadian author Stephen Leacock gained popular acclaim as a much-loved humor writer, publishing dozens of books in that vein over the course of his career. However, he was a trained scholar by trade who was also quite active in the realm of academic publishing. This historical chronicle of the life and exploits of sixteenth-century explorer Jacques Cartier straddles the line between popular and scholarly writing, presenting an engaging but exhaustively researched portrait of a complex and significant figure.
