After a brief digression into current events and a visit to a Ukrainian speakeasy, we accompany Samuel de Champlain to the first settlement of New France, which was in today’s Maine, just 1700 feet from Nova Scotia. We also recount his three trips along the coast of New England in 1604, 1605, and 1606, barely missing George Weymouth and the Archangel along the way.

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Selected references for this episode

David Hackett Fischer, Champlain’s Dream

Eric Yanis, The Other States of America History Podcast

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