Meanwhile the fugitives pushed their flight with the energy of terror, passed in safety the rapids of the Oswego, crossed Lake Ontario, and descended
Warnings of Destruction
France and the Faith were entrenched on the Lake of Onondaga but how long would they remain there?Continuing chapter 1. Previously in The Old Regime
Speech of Chaumonot
Avert this ruin; be not the authors of your own destruction; accept the truth; listen to the voice of the Omnipotent.”Continuing chapter 1.
Critical Position at Onondaga
The French must make a settlement at Onondaga, and that speedily, or, despite their professions of brotherhood, the Onondagas would make
The Adventures of Father Ponchet
So helpless were both the Hurons and their French supporters, that they saw no recourse but dissimulation.Continuing chapter 1. Previously in The
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 1
Why did the French Empire in North America fail to survive? Part of the fault is the nature of their administration.Our special project
Parkman, Vol. 3, The End
This is the concluding passage of Volume 3 of Parkman’s series on the French in North America.Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 29
Might not the unhappy colonists left on the shores of Texas still be rescued from destruction?Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Return to France
La Salle's death was carefully concealed from the Indians, many of whom had seen him on his descent of the Mississippi, and who regarded him with