A successful campaign was now doubly necessary to the governor, for by this alone could he hope to avert the consequences of his audacity.Our
Table of Contents of Francis Parkman's books on French Canada published on this site.
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 18
No Canadian, under the French rule, stands in a more conspicuous or more deserved eminence than Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville.Our special project
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 17
A hundred and four persons, chiefly women and children half naked from their beds, were tomahawked, shot, or killed by slower and more painful
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 16
The contest for territorial mastery was fourfold: first, for the control of the west; secondly, for that of Hudson's Bay; thirdly, for that of
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 15
The winter that followed the arrival of the furs from the upper lakes was a season of gayety without precedent since the war began.Our special
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 14
Spring came at length, and brought with it the swallows, the bluebirds, and the Iroquois.Our special project presenting the definitive account
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 13
When, after his protracted voyage, Phips sailed into the Basin of Quebec, one of the grandest scenes on the western continent opened upon his
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 12
The triumphant success of his three war-parties produced on the Canadian people all the effect that Frontenac had expected.Our special project
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 11
He formed three war-parties of picked men, one at Montreal, one at Three Rivers, and one at Quebec; the first to strike at Albany, the second at the