tailieunhanh - Heroes of the Middle West The French

The 17th of May, 1673, Father Jacques Marquette, the missionary priest of St. Ignace, on what is now called the north shore of Michigan, and Louis Jolliet, a trader from Montreal, set out on a journey together. Huron and Ottawa Indians, with the priest left in charge of them, stood on the beach to see Marquette embark,--the water running up to their feet and receding with the everlasting wash of the straits. Behind them the shore line of St. Ignace was bent like a long bow. Northward, beyond the end of the bow, a rock rose in the air as tall as a castle. But. | the Middle West by Mary Hartwell Catherwood 1 the Middle West by Mary Hartwell Catherwood Project Gutenberg s Heroes of the Middle West by Mary Hartwell Catherwood This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Heroes of the Middle West The French Author Mary Hartwell Catherwood Release Date May 22 2008 EBook 25556 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HEROES OF THE MIDDLE WEST Produced by Juliet Sutherland David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http Illustration Front Cover. 2 the Middle West by Mary Hartwell Catherwood Illustration COUNT FRONTENAC. From a Statue at Quebec. HEROES OF THE MIDDLE WEST The French BY MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD GINN AND COMPANY BOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON ATLANTA DALLAS COLUMBUS SAN FRANCISCO Copyright 1898 By MARY HARTWELL CATHERWOOD ALL RIGHTS RESERVED The Athensum Press GINN AND COMPANY PROPRIETORS BOSTON U. S. A. PREFACE. Let any one who thinks it an easy task attempt to cover the French discovery and occupation of the middle west from Marquette and Jolliet to the pulling down of the French flag on Fort Chartres vivifying men and while condensing events putting a moving picture before the eye. Let him prepare this picture for young minds accustomed only to the modern aspect of things and demanding a light sure touch. Let him gather his material--as I have done--from Parkman Shea Joutel Hennepin St. Cosme Monette Winsor Roosevelt--from state records and local traditions richer and oftener more reliable than history and let him hang over his theme with brooding affection moulding and remoulding its forms. He will find the task he so lightly set himself a terribly hard and exhausting one and will appreciate as he never before appreciated the

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