The Heroine of the Strait: A Romance of Detroit in the Time of Pontiac
The Heroine of the Strait: A Romance of Detroit in the Time of Pontiac

Author: Mary Catherine Crowley

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-17

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9781377767543

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The Heroine of the Strait
The Heroine of the Strait

Author: Mary Catherine Crowley

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-06

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9781330834145

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Excerpt from The Heroine of the Strait: A Romance of Detroit in the Time of Pontiac Nearly three-quarters of a century ago, a time-faded diary, written in the French language and the neat chirography of the early missionaries, was found in the garret of the old St. Aubin house of Detroit, where it had lain unvalued for fifty years. The manuscript proved to be the story of the Siege of Detroit by the Indians under the Ottawa chief, Pontiac, told from day to day, with a close regard to detail. Antiquarians suppose it to be from the pen of either the Jesuit, Father Potier of the Huron Mission, or the Recollet, Monsieur Bocquet, cure of the church of Ste. Anne. The careful record became the basis of Francis Parkman's brilliant "History of the Conspiracy of Pontiac." Now, fifty years after the publication of that great work, the writer of the present unpretending novel has sought in the old diary a background for this narrative of love, adventure, and war, into which are woven several historical incidents that have come to light since Parkman's day. The author wishes it understood that, although she has read the latter historian with attention, and has occasionally quoted him, other quotations, which might be considered as from Parkman, are cited by him from the original manuscript. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."