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	AllRefer.com - Pierre Esprit Radisson (Canadian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Pierre Esprit Radisson[pyer esprE´ rAdEsON´] Pronunciation Key, c.1632–1710, French explorer and fur trader in North America.
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		His journals, first published as the Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson (1885), are confusing documents, often leaving great doubt as to the location of places and the time of events.
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	Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
		A Pierre-Esprit Radisson, presumably the explorer’s father, was baptized 21 April 1590 (N.S.) in Carpentras, and in 1607 was living in Avignon; the senior Radisson married Madeleine Hénaut, widow of Sébastien Hayet.
		Radisson’s knowledge of the place, gained from this first visit, and his insight into the vital importance for the fur trade of a base at Port Nelson, were to prove useful in 1682, when Radisson attempted to found a French colony in that location.
		Radisson and Des Groseilliers (who had joined him) were able by subterfuge and force, as well as by better knowledge of the countryside and its wild inhabitants, to get possession of the area, capturing among others John Bridgar*, the governor of the new English colony, and acquiring many furs for France.
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	Radisson and des Grosseilliers - Perre-Esprit Radisson
		Radisson was not an explorer, but even at young his age, he bore the scars of a hard life and had knowledge of the Natives that would be invaluable to des Grosseilliers in his future explorations.
		Shortly thereafter, Radisson was captured by a Mohawk hunting party in the Trois-Rivières area and was taken to the vicinity of present-day Scenectady.
		Radisson organized and executed the evacuation of the all the residents of Onondaga, effectively finding his place in Canadian history.
	www3.sympatico.ca /goweezer/canada/z16radgross2.htm (259 words)

	Pierre-esprit Radisson
		Radisson hotels are named after the famous French explorer, Pierre Esprit Radisson, who visited many parts of the Upper Midwest and Canada during the 17th century.
		Radisson and des Grosseilliers - Perre-Esprit Radisson Radisson and des Grosseilliers Pierre-Esprit Radisson In 1651, Pierre-Esprit Radisson arrived in New France with his family.
		Pierre Esprit, c.1632—1710 Radisson is a Great French explorer and fur trader in North America.
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	Radisson, Pierre-Esprit -
		Caesars of the Wilderness: Médard Chouart, Sieur des Groseilliers and Pierre Esprit Radisson, 1618-1710.
		Radisson was born in France and emigrated to Canada in 1651 with his family.
		Within months, while out walking with friends he was captured by the Iroquois (one source says the Mohawks), who killed the other boys, and he was adopted by a family which had lost three sons in wars (the couple also had a surviving son and two daughters), who named him Oninga.
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	The Virtual Museum of New-France: Pierre-Esprit Radisson
		Radisson writes, "We finally reached Québec ; (August 24, 1660) we were greeted by several cannon salvos from the fort's battery and from some ships anchored in the harbour.
		Later, when she marries again, this time to Médard Chouart Des Groseilliers, on August 24, 1653, Radisson is living with the Iroquois who had kidnapped him and taken him to somewhere around Corlaer (Shenectady).
		These ships would have returned to France empty if we had not shown up." Unfortunately, their furs are seized and they are fined for having left the colony without first obtaining permission from the governor, Pierre Voyer d'Argenson.
	www.civilization.ca /vmnf/explor/radi_e2.html (1155 words)

	Turning Points of Wisconsin: Fourth Voyage of Pierre Esprit Radisson (1659-1660)
		Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684...by Gideon D. Scull.
		"Fourth Voyage" in Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, being an account of his travels and experiences among the North American Indians, from 1652 to 1684...
		Radisson and his brother-in-law, the Sieur de Groseilliers, were the first French explorers to visit Wisconsin after Nicolet (in 1654-56), and the two returned for the trip described here in 1659-60.
	www.wisconsinhistory.org /turningpoints/search.asp?id=12 (195 words)

	Pierre-Esprit Radisson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Voyages Of Peter Esprit Radisson; The narratives of Pierre Espirit Radisson; Project Gutenberg edition.
		This page was last modified 03:07, 28 May 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pierre-Esprit_Radisson (198 words)

	Radisson, Pierre Esprit -- Britannica Student Encyclopedia
		In 1658 two French fur traders, Pierre Esprit Radisson, and Médart Chouart, sieur de Groseilliers, explored the southern shore of Lake Superior.
		In the 1660s two voyageurs, Médard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre Esprit Radisson fled to New England, exasperated by the high cost of the long haul back to Quebec and by the heavy tax on fur pelts.
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	Explorers - R - EnchantedLearning.com
		Pierre Esprit Radisson (1636-1710) was a French explorer and fur trader who settled in Canada in 1651.
		Radisson was instrumental in forming the Hudson's Bay Company (an English fur trading monopoly which was founded in 1670).
		Radisson wrote about his treks through the North American wilderness and his capture by the Iroquois (1651-1653).
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	Voyages Of Peter Esprit Radisson by Pierre Esprit Radisson eBook by BookRags
		She dying in 1651, Chouart married, secondly, at Quebec, August 23, 1653, the sister of Radisson, Margaret Hayet, the widow of John Veron Grandmenil.
		There are descendants of Noel le Gardeur who claim Radisson as their ancestor, and also descendants of Claude Volant, apparently through Nicholas.
		Nicholas, born in 1668, married Genevieve Niel, July 30, 1696, and both died in 1703, leaving two of their five sons surviving.
	www.bookrags.com /ebooks/6913/3.html (318 words)

	Biblio: The Explorations of Pierre Esprit Radisson by Adams, Arthur T. [Editor]: Details
		Biblio: The Explorations of Pierre Esprit Radisson by Adams, Arthur T. [Editor]: Details
		In some unknown manner, the original Manuscript of Radisson's writings fell into the possession of Samuel Pepys, the noted English naval official, diarist ande book collector.
		Upon his death in 1703, the manuscript was regarded as having no value, and but for the intervention of a better informed friend, would have been desctoyed, and one of the most gripping narratives of contact with the American Indian would have been lost to us.
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	Portrait of Pierre-Esprit Radisson
		While Radisson (standing) and Des Groseilliers seem to have been the first Frenchmen to reach the Mississippi, the Hudson's Bay basin remained their principal goal.
		Despite the opposition of Governor Pierre Voyer d'Argenson, the two companions set out on the fur routes, which led them west of Lake Superior.
	www.civilization.ca /vmnf/Explor/radi_e3.html (59 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Radisson Pierre Esprit
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		The first Europeans known to have seen the region were the French fur traders and explorers Médard Chouart, Sieur des Groselliers, and Pierre Esprit...
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	Colombo's All Time Great Canadian Quotations: Pierre-Esprit Radisson 1661@ HighBeam Research
		This gloating line about social conditions in the Northwest in the seventeenth century was penned by the coureur de bois Pierre-Esprit Radisson in "Lake Superior Voyage"...
		Colombo's All Time Great Canadian Quotations: Pierre-Esprit Radisson 1661@ HighBeam Research
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		Pierre-Esprit Radisson: Coureur de bois et homme du monde (1652-1685)
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	Saint Croix NSR: Historic Resource Study (Endnotes)
		Pierre Esprit Radisson, Voyages of Peter Esprit Radisson, edited by Gideon Scull, (New York: Peter Smith, 1943), 201-9.
		Gary Anderson, Kinsmen of Another Kind, 2-3,13; Pierre de Charlevoix, Journal of a Voyage to North America, Vol.
		Folsom, Fifty Years in the Northwest, 60-1; Easton, History of the Saint Croix Valley, 23-4; Rector, Log Transportation in the Lake States, 118, 124, 134, 144, 270; Kohlmeyer, Timber Roots, 130; Hidy, Hill, and Nevins, Timber and Men, 97.
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	Radisson, Wisconsin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The village is located within the Town of Radisson and was named in honor of the early French explorer, Pierre-Esprit Radisson (c.1636-1710).
		Radisson is a village located in Sawyer County, Wisconsin, USA, along the Couderay River.
		Radisson is located at 45°46'6" North, 91°13'8" West (45.768484, -91.218889)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Radisson_(village),_Wisconsin (403 words)

	AllRefer.com - Pierre Esprit Radisson (Canadian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Pierre Esprit Radisson[pyer esprE´ rAdEsON´] Pronunciation Key, c.1632–1710, French explorer and fur trader in North America.
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	Radisson Hotels - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The first Radisson Hotel was built in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1909, and was named for the 17th century French explorer Pierre-Esprit Radisson.
		Radisson Hotels in parts of Europe, Africa, and Asia are branded Radisson SAS and are operated by the Belgian hotel firm Rezidor SAS Hospitality under a master franchise contract with Carlson.
		Radisson Hotels and Resorts is a worldwide chain of 435 hotels, with a total of 102,000 guest rooms, in 61 countries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Radisson_Hotels (197 words)

	Radisson Hotels & Resorts information and related industry information from Hoover's
		Radisson Hotels, named after 17th century French explorer Pierre Esprit Radisson, is the flagship luxury brand of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, one of the world's largest hotel franchisors.
		Radisson Hotels and Resorts is a leading upscale hotel brand, with about 430 franchised locations in more than 60 countries.
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	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Esprit
		Radisson, Pierre Esprit (1636?-1710?), French fur trader and explorer, whose trading expeditions led to the organization of the Hudson’s Bay Company...
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	New France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1670, with the help of French coureurs des bois, Pierre-Esprit Radisson and Médard des Groseilliers, the Hudson's Bay Company was established to control the fur trade in all the land that drained into Hudson Bay.
		Pierre and Miquelon which it still controls to this day.
		In 1682, René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle explored the Ohio and Mississippi valleys, and claimed the entire territory for France as far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_France (84 words)

	AllRefer.com - Canadian literature, French (English And French Canadian Literature) - Encyclopedia
		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.
		About 1900 a new group of writers developed, centered chiefly in Montreal, who tried to achieve the stricter technique and keener artistic perceptions of the Parnassians of France.
		In 1861 they began a deliberate effort to create a national literature, with such French authors as Hugo and Lamartine as their chief models.
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