paddle one's own canoe
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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paddle one's own canoe be independent and self-sufficient; figurative sense recorded from the early 19th century.
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Styles of authorship in New France: Pierre Boucher, settler and Pierre-Esprit Radisson, explorer.
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Rivieres, forma sharp contrast. Pierre Boucher (1622-1717) is the...founder of the town of that name. Pierre-Esprit Radisson (ca. 1640-1710) is the archetypal...the devout public alike. Jesuit Pierre Biard's 1616 report was soon...
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October 25, 1666: two New World fur traders meet with King Charles II at Oxford to discuss their vision for a commercial empire.(Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart des Groseilliers)
Magazine article from: The Beaver: Exploring Canada's History; 10/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...Frenchmen who stand before him. Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Medard Chouart, Sieur Des...explorers' proposal and grants Radisson and Groseilliers royal protection...project have been established. Radisson and Groseilliers, known today...
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War on Hudson Bay: the rivalry between the French and the English fur traders brought war to the Bay in the late 17th century.(THE FIGHT FOR CANADA)
Magazine article from: Esprit de Corps; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...he and his brother-in-law, Pierre-Esprit Radisson, tried to reach it by striking...of England and into a storm, Radisson and the Eaglet were forced back...French regular, the Chevalier Pierre dc Troyes, set off from Montreal...
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Salt-making in Manitoba.
Magazine article from: Manitoba History; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...aboriginal salt is found in the journal of Pierre Esprit Radisson. When captured by the Iroquois in 1652, Radisson remarked "... they gave me salt that...In 1741, La Verendrye sent his son Pierre, to the mouth of the Mossy River to establish...
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Northern lights: Canada, the friendly, familiar neighbor to the north, is a bright beacon for U.S. call centers looking to expand.
Magazine article from: Customer Interface; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Jack Cartier. John Cabot. Pierre Esprit Radisson. Convergys. What on earth do these names have in common? Canada, that's what. Cartier, Cabot and Radisson were explorers in search of new lands to inhabit or new trade...
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Skeleton in Jackboots?
Magazine article from: Literary Review of Canada; 9/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...as its subject. Max and Monique Nemni befriended Pierre Trudeau after meeting him in the collective effort...kilometre canoe trip tracing the historic route of Pierre-Esprit Radisson from Montreal to Hudson's Bay instead of preparing...
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Explorer extravaganza.(GAMES)(Brief article)
Magazine article from: Kayak - Canada's History Magazine for Kids; 5/1/2008; 458 words
; ...Simon Fraser Samuel Hearne Henry Hudson Alexander Mackenzie Robert McClure Jean Nicollet John Palliser Peter Pond Pierre-Esprit Radisson George Vancouver ANSWERS [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
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Food trails may tempt tourists.
Newspaper article from: WI State Journal (Madison, WI); 3/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...includes a passport that describes area restaurants and their specialties, is from the journal of French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who landed at Washington Island in the late 1600s and was impressed by the area's bounty. "Cuisine travelers...
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FOOD TRAILS MAY TEMPT TOURISTS STATE'S FESTIVALS FEATURING FOOD SEEN AS MAJOR ATTRACTIONS FOR CUISINE TRAVELERS WANTING A TASTE OF WISCONSIN.(BUSINESS)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 3/6/2007; 700+ words
; ...includes a passport that describes area restaurants and their specialties, is from the journal of French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson, who landed at Washington Island in the late 1600s and was impressed by the area's bounty. Cuisine travelers...
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Ernie B. Ingles and N. Merrill Distad, editors and compilers. Peel's Bibliography of the Canadian Prairies to 1953.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Papers of the Bibliographical Society of Canada; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...treat the Hudson's Bay Company, Rupert's Land in the seventeenth century, explorations of Henry Kelsey and Pierre Esprit Radisson, language books relating to First Nations, and so many other examples of the richness that is prairie history...
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Pierre-Esprit Radisson
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Pierre-Esprit Radisson The French explorer and soldier of fortune Pierre-Esprit Radisson (ca. 1636-1710...Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers and Pierre Esprit Radisson, 1618-1710, St. Paul: Minnesota...
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Pierre Esprit Radisson
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pierre Esprit Radisson , c.1632-1710, French explorer...published as the Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson (1885), are confusing documents...without a license. This episode led Radisson and Groseilliers to transfer their allegiance...
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Médard Chouart Groseilliers, sieur des
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Médard Chouart Groseilliers, sieur des , 1618?-c.1690, French trader and explorer in North America. He was the brother-in-law of Pierre Esprit Radisson and his companion in his great journeys.
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French Canadian literature
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...speaking population of Canada. Except for the narratives of French explorers (such as Samuel de Champlain and Pierre Esprit Radisson ) and missionaries, no notable writing was produced before the British conquest of New France in 1759. Since...
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Hudson's Bay Company
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...S BAY COMPANY HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY. The Hudson's Bay Company resulted from the western explorations of Pierre Esprit Radisson and M é dard Chouart, Sieur de Groseilliers, in the mid-seventeenth century. On trips into Wisconsin...
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