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
Peace Negotiations with Iroquois
Despite such petty triumphs, the Hurons felt themselves on the verge of ruin.Previously in The Jesuits in North America in the Seventeenth
Parkman Vol. 2 Chapter 23
How the quarrel began between the Iroquois and their Huron kindred no man can tell, and it is not worth while to conjecture.Previously in The