The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Great Britain |
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Once more the country was in a state of war , with Iroquois bands roving through the colony , waiting for an opportunity to kill and scalp isolated settlers . So far the life of the little colony had run , on the whole , peaceably .
Once more the country was in a state of war , with Iroquois bands roving through the colony , waiting for an opportunity to kill and scalp isolated settlers . So far the life of the little colony had run , on the whole , peaceably .
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But the wonderful resistance of the French band saved the colony . If seventeen Frenchmen in a small stockade could resist hundreds of Iroquois , it was useless to attack the stone forts of Quebec and Montreal .
But the wonderful resistance of the French band saved the colony . If seventeen Frenchmen in a small stockade could resist hundreds of Iroquois , it was useless to attack the stone forts of Quebec and Montreal .
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A good seal fishery in 1818 brought fresh hope to the colony , but recovery was slow . In September 1818 and again in 1819 bad fires ravaged the capital : yet ultimately they bore good fruit in the attempt to improve the laying - out of ...
A good seal fishery in 1818 brought fresh hope to the colony , but recovery was slow . In September 1818 and again in 1819 bad fires ravaged the capital : yet ultimately they bore good fruit in the attempt to improve the laying - out of ...
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Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
The Cordillera | 7 |
Relations of the Aborigines to the Settlers | 13 |
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| Title | The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 6 The Cambridge History of the British Empire, John Holland Rose |
| Editors | John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell |
| Publisher | The University Press, 1929 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 3 Feb 2009 |
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