Translation of: Breve histoire de Montreal, c2007 by Les editions du Boreal.

Paul-André Linteau is a professor of history at the Université du Québec à Montréal and the head of the History Collection of Les Éditions du Boréal, one of Quebec's leading French-language publishing houses. He is the author of many books on the history of Quebec and Canada and the recipient of the International Canadian Studies Award of Excellence and the Prix Léon-Gérin. He lives in Montreal. Peter McCambridge is an award-winning professional translator, whose translations include The Adventures of Radisson 1, Hell Never Burns, and The Orphanage. He is the recipient of the 2012 prestigious John Dryden Translation Prize awarded by the British Comparative Literature Association. He lives in Quebec City.