Laudonniere's account of the three attempts by France to colonize the USA is valuable as he played a major role in each venture - first, in 1952, as second in command, then as commander for the establishment of Fort Caroline, and finally as the one to welcome French reinforcements the next year.
This translation of an eyewitness account by a major participant offers valuable information about all three attempts to establish a French colony on the south Atlantic coast of North America.
