Coureur Des Bois - Fiction

Fiction

One of the main literary depictions of a coureur des bois was in the character of Pasquinel in James A. Michener's 1974 historical novel, Centennial, later portrayed by Robert Conrad, in the 1978 NBC television mini-series adaptation.

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