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The work chronicles the governor's administration in late 17th-century New France, explaining how royal absolutism, sparse population, and transplanted provincial institutions produced friction among governor, intendant, and bishop. It examines administrative rivalries over military command, finance, and settlement policy, the efforts to stimulate immigration and local development, and the influence of mission-focused clergy. By combining institutional analysis with sketches of prominent officials, the narrative shows how competing commissions, distant metropolitan control, and frontier realities shaped the colony's governance and everyday affairs.
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