tailieunhanh - CROSSED SWORDS A Canadian-American Tale of Love and Valor

This tale of love and valor is woven around an episode of international history, the fifth siege of Quebec by the Continental troops, under General Richard Montgomery, during the war of the American Revolution. No event chronicled in the annals of the Republic or of the Dominion surpasses it in romantic interest and picturesqueness of detail; and for daring, courage and endurance of hardship, few adventures equal that midwinter attack on what was then an impregnable stronghold. The swords forming the cover design of this volume are reproductions of two of the identical weapons which figured in that notable assault. The one on the left was. | 1 A Project Gutenberg Canada Ebook This ebook is made available at no cost and with very few restrictions. These restrictions apply only if 1 you make a change in the ebook other than alteration for different display devices or 2 you are making commercial use of the ebook. If either of these conditions applies please check links before proceeding. This work is in the Canadian public domain but may be under copyright in some countries. If you live outside Canada check your country s copyright laws. IF THE BOOK IS UNDER copyright in yOuR COUNTRY dO not download or redistribute this file. Title Crossed Swords. A Canadian-American Tale of Love and Valor. Author Alloway Mary Wilson Alloway Mrs. Clement 1848-1919 Date of first publication 1912 Edition used as base for this ebook Toronto William Briggs 1912 first edition Date first posted 19 November 2010 Date last updated 19 November 2010 Project Gutenberg Canada ebook 660 This ebook was produced by Marcia Brooks woodie4 David Edwards the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http This file was produced from images generously made available by the Internet Archive York University Libraries CROSSED SWORDS A Canadian-American Tale of Love and Valor By MRS. CLEMENT ALLOWAY 2 Author of Famous Firesides of French Canada etc. etc. TORONTO WILLIAM BRIGGS 1912 Copyright Canada 1912 by MARY W. ALLOWAY TO CANADIAN AND AMERICAN WOMEN WHO LOVE THEIR COUNTRY S HEROIC PAST INTRODUCTION This tale of love and valor is woven around an episode of international history the fifth siege of Quebec by the Continental troops under General Richard Montgomery during the war of the American Revolution. No event chronicled in the annals of the Republic or of the Dominion surpasses it in romantic interest and picturesqueness of detail and for daring courage and endurance of hardship few adventures equal that midwinter attack on what was then an impregnable stronghold. The swords forming the cover