Maple History: A Canadian History Podcast

Book Review of Isola

Is Isola by Allegra Goodman Worth Reading? - Reese Witherspoon Book Club Review I told the story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval and how she was marooned on the Isle of Demons off the coast of Quebec in 1541. Isola is a fictionalized version of that story by Allegra Goodman and in this bonus episode I let you know if it is worth a read. If you have read the book, let me know if you agree with my assessment. Did you feel the same way or do you think I'm way off the mark? Get extra content on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/MapleHistory] or Substack [https://substack.com/@maplehistorypod] Follow me on TikTok @MapleHistoryPod [https://www.tiktok.com/@maplehistory] Follow me on BlueSky @MapleHistoryPod.bsky.social [ ‪@maplehistorypod.bsky.social‬] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Battle of Long Sault

Adam Dollard des Ormeaux’s last stand at Long Sault became one of New France’s most enduring legends but the real battle was far messier. This week, I look at what actually happened at Long Sault, why the French lost so badly, and how a military disaster became a foundational myth. The Children of Aateantsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 by Bruce Trigger Natives and Newcomers: Canada's Heroic Age Reconsidered by Bruce Trigger Dispersed But Not Destroyed by Kathryn Magee Labelle Get extra content on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/MapleHistory] or Substack [https://substack.com/@maplehistorypod] Follow me on TikTok @MapleHistoryPod [https://www.tiktok.com/@maplehistory] Follow me on BlueSky @MapleHistoryPod.bsky.social [ ‪@maplehistorypod.bsky.social‬] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

New France - A Tough Sell For Colonists

What made New France so hard to establish? A look at the realities of early settlement and slow colonial growth. Fischer, David Hackett. Champlain’s Dream: The European Founding of North America. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2008 Jacques Mathieu, “HÉBERT, LOUIS,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed April 15, 2026, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hebert_louis_1E.html. Ethel M. G. Bennett, “HÉBERT, GUILLEMETTE (Couillard de Lespinay),” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed April 15, 2026, https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/hebert_guillemette_1E.html. Get extra content on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/MapleHistory] or Substack [https://substack.com/@maplehistorypod] Follow me on TikTok @MapleHistoryPod [https://www.tiktok.com/@maplehistory] Follow me on BlueSky @MapleHistoryPod.bsky.social [ ‪@maplehistorypod.bsky.social‬] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Jean de Brebeuf and his Death Wish (aka Martyrdom)

The Jesuit priest Father Jean de Brebeuf spend over 20 years in Wendake and New France with a deep desire to suffer for the glory of God. Saving souls and martyrdom were never far from his mind. When the Haudenosaunee made there large scale attack in 1649 martyrdom also came knocking for Jean de Brebeuf. Or was it martyrdom at all? ****Very graphic descriptions of torture in this one - I didn't leave anything out Sources: Crosses in the Sky: Jean de Brébeuf and the Destruction of Huronia by Mark Bourrie The Children of Aateantsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 by Bruce Trigger The Jesuit Relations: A Biography by Micah True Carson, James Taylor. “Brébeuf Was Never Martyred: Reimagining the Life and Death of Canada's First Saint [https://www.google.com/search?q=Br%C3%A9beuf+Was+Never+Martyred%3A+Reimagining+the+Life+and+Death+of+Canada%27s+First+Saint&sca_esv=5c0b035e3551f679&sxsrf=ANbL-n7V2Qvr97uZ4k5oYfTUcuqJC6G-hw%3A1774487526937&ei=5ofEaZTlOPzu0PEP2v2a0Q0&biw=1920&bih=958&ved=2ahUKEwi_uLTNsryTAxXjMDQIHXfvI54QgK4QegQIAhAB&uact=5&oq=citation+for+brebeuf+was+never+martyred&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiJ2NpdGF0aW9uIGZvciBicmViZXVmIHdhcyBuZXZlciBtYXJ0eXJlZDIFECEYnwUyBRAhGJ8FSLxgUKIQWKFXcAN4AZABAJgBvgGgAZAmqgEENS4zNLgBA8gBAPgBAZgCKqAC4yfCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIOEAAY5AIY1gQYsAPYAQHCAhcQLhjcBhi4BhjaBhjYAhjIAxiwA9gBAcICBBAjGCfCAgcQIxjJAhgnwgIEEC4YJ8ICEBAuGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwHCAgsQLhiABBiKBRiRAsICEBAuGIAEGIoFGEMYxwEYrwHCAgsQLhiRAhiABBiKBcICDRAAGIAEGIoFGEMYsQPCAgoQLhiABBiKBRhDwgILEAAYgAQYigUYkQLCAhAQABiABBiKBRhDGLEDGIMBwgIWEC4YQxiDARjHARixAxjRAxiABBiKBcICEBAuGIAEGIoFGEMYxwEY0QPCAgoQABiABBiKBRhDwgITEC4YQxjHARixAxjRAxiABBiKBcICERAuGIAEGLEDGMcBGK8BGI4FwgIFEAAYgATCAgYQABgWGB7CAgUQABjvBcICCBAAGIkFGKIEwgIHECEYChigAcICBRAhGKABmAMAiAYBkAYNugYGCAEQARgJkgcENS4zN6AH070CsgcEMi4zN7gHyifCBwkwLjIzLjE3LjLIB3yACAE&sclient=gws-wiz-serp&mstk=AUtExfDRZxJWkf7OFvxVD3uWJ0Z5EQBcrHuP-M_HJOI6bHgYbt-NXj5wQ8xAUu4XV3YHkQJj36TYvG-nHAR2aqx6rJc-5psMGIBAK0JVJEkD48vjkYEg8jaRYmk5JQcek8dc7jpZK9nG7PFeRPjfaEvtWFpJwbWMm2U6OV6vvC2RLzMmnX6lizM7USoynBQ1l1zr0hM0DuLaHX-TwI1_u0YttLiP3pwUns-kimkvBxbaa1634PY8y8mBHOwrGYfydzVbdoKjv_BPy5RR92z-u0Y05uC3u_3G4UtmlBihVcFVqNdW3w&csui=3].” Canadian Historical Review 97, no. 2 (June 2016): 222-243. utppublishing.com [https://utppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3138/chr.3161]  Get extra content on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/MapleHistory] or Substack [https://substack.com/@maplehistorypod] Follow me on TikTok @MapleHistoryPod [https://www.tiktok.com/@maplehistory] Follow me on BlueSky @MapleHistoryPod.bsky.social [ ‪@maplehistorypod.bsky.social‬] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The Destruction of Wendake Part 2

March 16, 1649 was a fateful day for the Wendat Confederacy. An attack by the Haudenosaunee led to difficult decisions needing to be made for the survival of the Wendat people. Sources The Children of Aateantsic: A History of the Huron People to 1660 by Bruce Trigger Natives and Newcomers: Canada's Heroic Age Reconsidered by Bruce Trigger Dispersed But Not Destroyed by Kathryn Magee Labelle Blackhawk, Ned. “The Destruction of Wendake (Huronia), 1647–1652.” In The Cambridge World History of Genocide, edited by Ned Blackhawk, Ben Kiernan, Benjamin Madley, and Rebe Taylor, 243–266. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Blick, Jeffrey P. “The Iroquois practice of genocidal warfare (1534–1787).” Journal of Genocide Research3, no. 3 (2001): 405–429. Otterbein, Keith F. “Huron vs. Iroquois: A Case Study in Inter-Tribal Warfare.” Ethnohistory 26, no. 2 (Spring 1979): 141–152. Magee, Kathryn. “They Are the Life of the Nation: Women and War in Traditional Nadouek Society.” The Canadian Journal of Native Studies 28, no. 1 (2008): 119–138. Get extra content on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/c/MapleHistory] or Substack [https://substack.com/@maplehistorypod] Follow me on TikTok @MapleHistoryPod [https://www.tiktok.com/@maplehistory] Follow me on BlueSky @MapleHistoryPod.bsky.social [ ‪@maplehistorypod.bsky.social‬] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.