The patient toils of the missionary curé rest in the obscurity where the best of human virtues are buried from age to age.Our special project
Parkman Vol 4, Chapter 19
Conflicts between church and state in French Canada were in a peculiar way.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in
Trade and the Jesuits
The Jesuits entered also into other branches of trade and industry with a vigor and address which the inhabitants of Canada might have emulated with
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 18
In the summer of 1648, there was held at the mission of Sillery a temperance meeting; the first in all probability on this continent.Our special
The Evil Which Hurt Growth and Morals
All that was most active and vigorous in French Canada took to the woods, and escaped from the control of the establishment.Our special project
Furs Are French Canada’s Main Export
We come now to a trade far more important than all the rest together, one which absorbed the enterprise of the colony, drained the life-sap from other
Central Government Control of French Canada’s Economy
In all departments of industry, the appeals for help are endless. Governors and intendants are so many sturdy beggars for the languishing
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 17
The whole system of administration centered in the king who was supposed to direct the whole machine, from its highest functions to its pettiest
Montreal Sacked
Today's installment concludes The Lachine Massacre,our selection from Histoire du Canada by François Xavier Garneau published in 1848.If you