On either side the distant land presented a scene of tranquil verdure, upon which the eye might rejoice to repose.Continuing English Settle
Preparations for the First Voyage
The London Company eagerly prepared for their proposed scheme of settlement.Continuing English Settle Virginia,our selection from A History of
Parkman Volume 2, Chapter 29
The arrival of the Jesuits gave them new hope; and, weakened as they were with famine, they set themselves to the task of hewing and burning down the
Parkman Volume 2, Chapter 28
The Iroquois, incensed, scorched him from head to foot, to silence him; whereupon, in the tone of a master, he threatened them with everlasting
Parkman Vol 2, Chapter 27
They loaded the rest of their prisoners with their baggage and plunder, and drove them through the forest southward.Previously in The Jesuits in
Parkman Vol. 2, Chapter 26
Suddenly an uproar of voices, shrill with terror, burst upon the languid silence of the town. "The Iroquois! the Iroquois!"Previously in The Jesuits
Sainte Marie
This was the headquarters of the Jesuits in North America.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth Century.Our special
Parkman Vol. 2, Chapter 25
Here was the center and base of the Huron missions; and now, for once, one must wish that Jesuit pens had been more fluent.Previously in The Jesuits
Parkman Vol. 2, Chapter 24
Hurons embrace Christianity but they still torture and kill captives.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth