Count Frontenac stood before him. Since his recall, he had lived at court, needy and no longer in favor; but he had influential friends, and an
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Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 9
James II. at length consented to own the Iroquois as his subjects, ordering Dongan to protect them, and repel the French by force of arms,Our
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 7
The state of the settlements, scattered in broken lines for two or three hundred miles along the St. Lawrence, seemed to him an invitation to
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 6
Viele set out for the Iroquois capital, and thither we will follow him.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 5
This movement of the western Iroquois had a double incentive, their love of fighting and their love of gain. It was a war of conquest and of
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 4
It is no longer necessary for me to enter into particulars, which could only serve to show you that you are completely in the wrong."Our special
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 3
A storm was brewing; it was fortunate for the peace of the Canadian Church that the attention of the truculent governor was drawn to other
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 2
Frontenac was fifty-two years old when he landed at Quebec. If time had done little to cure his many faults, it had done nothing to weaken the springs
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