Vermont Humanities

When Cultures Meet: First Contact in the Lake Champlain Basin

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Reading and Discussion

In 1609, Frenchman Samuel de Champlain became the first European to visit the 110-mile lake that now bears his name. (In 1608, Champlain had founded Quebec City.) In fiction and nonfiction, the series explores the ramifications of contact between Europeans and the native inhabitants in the Champlain Basin and New England generally, and the ensuing history of the region.

Books in this Series

  • Brian Moore, Black Robe
  • Colin G. Calloway, New Worlds for All: Indians, Europeans, and the Remaking of Early America
  • William Cronon, Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England
  • Stephen Brumwell, White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America

How to Book this Series

Please browse the list of available facilitators above. Then contact your chosen facilitator to discuss the timing and other details of the series. Finally, select the “Book this Series” button and fill out our online Reading & Discussion Request Form.

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Questions?

Please contact Richelle Franzoni at (802) 262-1355 or rfranzoni@vermonthumanities.org.

Available Facilitators

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Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Woman leading a book discussion group with a book open on her lap
Vermont Humanities*** April 5, 2018