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
Bravery and Devotion of Tonty
No sooner heard the news of La Salle's landing on the shores of the Gulf, and of the disastrous beginnings of his colony, than he prepared, on his own
White Savages
Joutel found himself doomed to the company of three villains, who, he strongly suspected, were contriving an opportunity to kill him,Previously in
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 28
The locality of La Salle's assassination is sufficiently clear, from a comparison of the several narratives.Previously in The Discovery of the Great
Murder on the Prairie
The floodgates of murder were open, and the torrent must have its way.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 27
They began the fatal journey from Texas to Canada.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project presenting the
Desperation in French Texas Fort
These multiplied disasters bore hard on the spirits of the colonists.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project