They differed from the rest of the world -— even the world of America, and infinitely more the world of Europe -— in dress, in customs, and in mode of
Alleghenies Was the Frontier
In the hard life of the frontier, they lost much of their religion, and they had but scant opportunity to give their children the schooling in which
Class Society in French Settlements
Today's installment concludes French in the Ohio Valley,our selection from The Winning of the West by Theodore Roosevelt published in 1889.If
The Fur Trade in Ohio
The half-savage life of toil, hardship, excitement, and long intervals of idleness attracted them strongly.Continuing French in the Ohio
Settlers Keep French Customs
The French who dwelt in the land were at the time little affected by the change which transferred their allegiance from one European king to
Ohio Was Foreign Land
The Northwest formed no part of our country as it originally stood; it had no portion in the declaration of independence. It did not revolt; it was
Earliest Detroit
Nobody can deny that the priests own three quarters of Canada.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
The Dark Side of the Roman Emperors’ Rule
Today's installment concludes Roman Empire's Government,our selection from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon
Rome at Its Height
If a man were called to fix the period in the history of the world, during which the condition of the human race was most happy and prosperous, he