The Works of Francis ParkmanРипол Классик, 1969 |
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... Forest of Msine—ATreacherous Peace—A Frontier Vilhge— Wells and its People. -~ Attack upon it. -- W88 Ranges. — Beanbassin's War-party. —- The “ Woful DeQde.” -— A Wedding Feast. -—-A Captive Bridegroom . . . 84 CHAPTER IV. 17044740 ...
... Forest of Msine—ATreacherous Peace—A Frontier Vilhge— Wells and its People. -~ Attack upon it. -- W88 Ranges. — Beanbassin's War-party. —- The “ Woful DeQde.” -— A Wedding Feast. -—-A Captive Bridegroom . . . 84 CHAPTER IV. 17044740 ...
Sida 6
... forest, and carry it by a night attack. Apparently he did not know that but for its loan neck — then but a few yards wide — Boston was an island, and that all around for many leagues the forest that was to have covered his approach had ...
... forest, and carry it by a night attack. Apparently he did not know that but for its loan neck — then but a few yards wide — Boston was an island, and that all around for many leagues the forest that was to have covered his approach had ...
Sida 34
... forest, and it was so still. Only along the rocky seaboard or on the lower waters of one or two great rivers a few rough settlements had gnawed slight indentations into this wilderness of woods; and a little farther inland some dismal ...
... forest, and it was so still. Only along the rocky seaboard or on the lower waters of one or two great rivers a few rough settlements had gnawed slight indentations into this wilderness of woods; and a little farther inland some dismal ...
Sida 35
... forest is full of lean saplings dead or dying with vainly stretching towards the light. Not one infant tree in a thousand lives to maturity; yet these survivors form an innumerable host, pressed together in struggling confusion ...
... forest is full of lean saplings dead or dying with vainly stretching towards the light. Not one infant tree in a thousand lives to maturity; yet these survivors form an innumerable host, pressed together in struggling confusion ...
Sida 36
... forest. It had and still has its beast of prey, —wolves, savage, cowardly, and mean; bears, gentle and mild compared to their grisly relatives of the Far West, vegetarians when they can do no better, and not without something grotesque ...
... forest. It had and still has its beast of prey, —wolves, savage, cowardly, and mean; bears, gentle and mild compared to their grisly relatives of the Far West, vegetarians when they can do no better, and not without something grotesque ...
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The Works of Francis Parkman: A half-century of conflict Francis Parkman Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1897 |
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Abenakis Acadians allies Annapolis attack Bienville Boston British Cadillac called Canada Canadian Captain captives captured Caughnawagas chief chiefly Church Colonel colony command Costebelle council declared Deerfield defenders Detroit Dubuisson Dudley efiect enemy England English expedition father field fifteen fight find fire fired firing first five five hundred Five Nations flag fleet forest France French and Indians garrison governor hatchet Hatfield hundred and fifty Hurons influence inhabitants Iroquois Isle Royale Jesuits John Joseph Dudley Kennebec killed King Lake land letter Louisiana March Massachusetts minister mission missionaries Mississippi Mississippi Company Montreal neighbors Nicholson Norridgewocks officers ofi oflicers Outagamies palisades party peace Penhallow Ponchartrain Port Royal present priests prisoners profit promised province Quebec Queen Rale river Rouville sailed Samuel Vetch savages says sent settlements Sheldon ships soldiers Stebbins Subercase town trade treaty Treaty of Utrecht tribes Vaudreuil Vetch village Walker warriors Williams women York