W. J. Eccles: The Young Historian, 1951-63.

W. J. Eccles's "Frontenac: The Courtier Governor" (1959) and his article "The History of New France According to Francis Parkman" (1961) established his reputation as a fearsome iconoclast. The myth of the heroic governor and the reputation of his nineteenth-century champion did not survive intact....

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Published in:	Journal of Canadian Studies Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 268 - 292
Main Author:	Miquelon, Dale
Format:	Article
Published:	University of Toronto Press Spring2013
Subjects:	Frontenac: The Courtier Governor (Book) Eccles, W. J. Canadian history to 1763 History of French colonies Historians Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698 Canada Under Louis XIV 1663-1701 (Book) Creighton, D. G. Morton, W. L. (William Lewis), 1908-1980 Twentieth century History Historiography Canada
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