The White and the Gold, Thomas B. Costain
The White and the Gold, Thomas B. Costain
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The White and the Gold

Author: Thomas B. Costain

Narrator: Richard Matthews

Unabridged: 16 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/24/2010


Synopsis

This is the fascinating story of the French regime in Canada. Few periods in the history of North America can equal it for romance and color, drama and suspense, great human courage and far-seeing aspiration. Costain, who writes history in the terms of the people who lived it, wrote of this book: "Almost from the first I found myself caught in the spell of these courageous, colorful, cruel days. But whenever I found myself guilty of overstressing the romantic side of the picture and forgetful of the more prosaic life beneath, I tried to balance the scales more properly. [This] is...a conscientious effort at a balanced picture of a period which was brave, bizarre, fanatical, lyrical, lusty, and, in fact, rather completely unbalanced."

About The Author

Thomas B. Costain is the author of The Conquering Family and The White and the Gold among other titles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Rindis on January 20, 2021

I picked this up when there was a Kindle sale on Thomas Costain books a bit ago. I hadn't been aware of him writing a series on Canada, and it turns out the reason is he didn't. This is the first book in a six-book series, but each volume was written by a different author. More surprising, this wasn......more

Goodreads review by Jim on April 11, 2024

This is the first book in a six-volume set that has occupied a space in my library since 1970. Early on, having less free time than I do today, I browsed each volume but never undertook to read them completely. I've now decided to work my way through the entire set,. which may take several years, bo......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth (Alaska) on April 22, 2010

Non-fiction isn't my usual fare, but having read Costain before, I was pretty sure this would be OK, which it was. The only reason I gave it just 3 stars is that it doesn't really compare to good fiction (but it's pretty darn good non-fiction!). The first 80 years of Canadian history was a swashbuck......more

Goodreads review by Reza on March 22, 2024

The first installment in the Canadian History Series, this book covers Canada's early colonial days when it was colonized by the French, first landing in Quebec, then settlements slowly crept west and south into New Orleans, Louisiana. Allying, Proselytizing, and warring the various Indians tribes a......more

Goodreads review by Jim on December 22, 2020

Extremely well written history of the French colonization of North America. It might seem a bit daunting compared to some of his other non fiction books, like The Conquering Family or The Last Plantagenets but contains a wealth of detail about life in early Quebec. In depth stories about characters......more