Mémoires of Michilimackinac and the Pays d'en Haut : Indians and French in the upper Great Lakes at the turn of the eighteenth century

__Mémoires of Michilimackinac__ offers corrected, unabridged, and properly annotated and edited transcriptions and translations of three important documents related to the French presence and French–Native American relations in the Great Lakes region before 1715. The __Relation du sieur De lamotte Cadillac__; d’Aigremont’s __Mémoire__ of November 14, 1708; and Bégon’s __Mémoire on the Establishment of Michilimackinac__ of September 20, 1713, are thoroughly examined, with an introduction that places these documents in context; summarizes major findings about Michilimackinac, Native American cultures, and French imperial ambitions in the Great Lakes region; and includes a critical exploration of the documents’ authorship. All three __mémoires__ provide windows into Michilimackinac’s centrality to the French imperial and trade network and the place of Native Americans in French policy during this period, and ultimately contribute to understanding trends, enduring and new, in the scholarship of French and Indians in the upper Great Lakes. Contents Preface Acknowledgements Note on Editorial and Transcription Approach Introduction Relation of the sieur De lamotte Cadillac, Captain en pied, having a Company of the Marine in Canada, the aforementioned [being the] Commandant of Michilimackinac and other distant posts where he was for three years. A very interesting work, based upon the author's original and not yet printed. By D....D., at Versailles at Parc au Cerf, 1718 D'Aigremont's Mémoire of 14 November 1708 Mémoire on the Establishment of Michilimackinac, by Bégon, September 20, 1713 Appendix. Other Translated Documents That Relate to Michilimackinac and the Pays d'en Haut in This Period Bibliography Index "The book offers scholarly translations of important documents that provide a window into Michilimackinac's centrality to the French imperial and trade network, and the place of Indians in French policy in this period"-- Provided by publisher