Bibliograph

The Francis Parkman reader, selected and edited with an introduction and notes by Samuel Eliot Morison

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The Francis Parkman reader, selected and edited with an introduction and notes by Samuel Eliot Morison

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [519]-524) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Francis Parkman reader

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

selected and edited with an introduction and notes by Samuel Eliot Morison

Summary

"This reader ... comprises approximately one-seventh of the original. ... Morison has chosen whole chapters or groups of chapters, thereby allowing the reader to follow a story from start to finish."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

The native tribes -- Verrazano, Cartier and Roberval -- LaRoche, Champlain: St. Croix -- Lescarbot, Port Royal and Poutrincourt -- The colonies at Port Royal and Mount Desert -- Champlain in Canada -- Isaac Jogues -- The martyrdom of Father Jogues -- The heroes of Long Saut -- Marriage and population -- The new home -- Canadian feudalism -- The rulers of Canada -- Trade and industry -- Priests and people -- Morals and manners -- Canadian absolutismThe success of La Salle -- St. Louis of the Illinois -- La Salle painted by himself -- La Salle's last expedition -- St. Louis of Texas -- Death of La Salle, end of the colony -- King William's war on the New England frontier -- The death of Frontenac -- The founding of Detroit -- Queen Anne's war -- The sack of Deerfield -- A mad scheme -- Louisbourg besieged -- Louisbourg taken -- Ticonderoga -- James Wolfe -- Wolfe at Quebec -- The heights of Abraham -- The fall of Quebec

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