A writer of the time exclaimed: "This is the land of abuses, ignorance, prejudice and all that is monstrous in government. Peculation, monopoly and
A Winter of Discontent 1757-1758
Under the hollow gayeties of the ruling class lay a great public distress, which broke at last into riot.Our special project presenting the
French Capture Fort William Henry
He looked back on the lake’s still bosom flecked with mists and its quiet mountains sleeping under the flush of dawn. There was nothing in the wild
Siege of Fort William Henry
Day after day the weary roar of the distant cannonade fell on the ears of Webb in his camp at Fort Edward.Our special project presenting the
French Army Advances Upon Fort William Henry
The earthen mounds of Fort William Henry still stand by the brink of Lake George. Seated at the sunset of an August day under the pines that cover
The French Army at Ticonderoga
Now, on the eve of departure, Montcalm, anxious for harmony among his red allies, called them to a grand council near the camp of Rigaud.Our special
Views of the French High Command
The letters of the Governor and those of the General, it will be seen, contradict each other flatly at several points.Our special project presenting
Montcalm’s Impressions of Canada
His station obliged him to maintain a high standard of living, to his great financial detriment, for Canadian prices were inordinate.Our special
Rogers Desperate Defense
Towards evening Rogers was shot through the wrist; and one of the men, John Shute, used to tell in his old age how he saw another ranger trying to