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Beckles Willson. Canada
Canada
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. CARTIER UNFURLS THE FLAG OF THE LILIES
CHAPTER II. POUTRAINCOURT GOES FORTH TO ACADIA
CHAPTER III. OF THE DOINGS OF GALLANT CHAMPLAIN
CHAPTER IV. ROMANCE OF THE TWO DE LA TOURS
CHAPTER V. THE FOUNDING OF MONTREAL
CHAPTER VI. THE FURY OF THE IROQUOIS
CHAPTER VII. STRANGE DOINGS AT PORT ROYAL
CHAPTER VIII. THE COMING OF FRONTENAC
CHAPTER IX "QUEBEC FOR KING LOUIS"
CHAPTER X. KING LOUIS BUILDS A MIGHTY FORT
CHAPTER XI. HOW LOUISBURG SURRENDERED AND WAS GIVEN BACK
CHAPTER XII. THE ACADIANS ARE BANISHED FROM ACADIA
CHAPTER XIII. TERRIBLE FIGHTS OVER THE BORDER
CHAPTER XIV. HOW THE GALLANT WOLFE TOOK QUEBEC
CHAPTER XV. LÉVIS AND THE NOBLES RETIRE TO OLD FRANCE
CHAPTER XVI. THE COMING OF THE LOYALISTS
CHAPTER XVII. HOW CANADA'S ENEMY WAS FOILED
CHAPTER XVIII. TRAITORS, REDCOATS, AND REDSKINS
INDEX
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Beckles Willson
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Great trials were in store for the little colony. Very quickly the settlers found that Holy Cross River was a very uncomfortable place, lacking sufficient shelter, with little or no fuel handy. What was far worse than the winter's cold, scurvy broke out amongst them, and by the time the leaves were putting forth their first blossoms thirty-six persons had perished of this disease. Poutraincourt's choice, Port Royal, after all, was best, and there in late spring they began to construct a town near what is now called Annapolis. De Monts and Poutraincourt returned in the autumn to France, and after much labour and trouble managed to induce a large number of mechanics and workers to come out to Acadia. It must be confessed that there were on board Poutraincourt's ship, the Jonas, which sailed from Rochelle in May 1600, some very reckless, unruly characters. But their leader felt convinced that they would make good colonists, if they were only shown the way. Amongst those to help him he had brought a very clever man, Lescarbot, a lawyer and poet, full of enthusiasm for the new project.
In the meantime what of the founders and original settlers of Port Royal? Thinking they had been deserted by their leaders, and lacking provisions and clothing, they became almost as discouraged as the poor convicts had been on Sable Island.
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