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The old Northwest; A Chronicle of the Ohio Valley and Beyond

By Frederic Austin Ogg (Chronicles of America #19)

2019-02-28 16:31:28

This is a political book. The rivers, it was promised, would flow with rum, and presents from the great King would be forthcoming in endless profusion. The explanation seemed to satisfy the savages, and, after smoking the calumet with due ceremony, t ... Read more
This is a political book. The rivers, it was promised, would flow with rum, and presents from the great King would be forthcoming in endless profusion. The explanation seemed to satisfy the savages, and, after smoking the calumet with due ceremony, the chieftain and his followers withdrew. Late in November, Rogers and his men in their whaleboats appeared before the little palisaded town of Detroit. They found the French commander, Beletre, in surly humor and seeking to stir up the neighboring Wyandots and Potawatomi against them. But the attempt failed, and there was nothing for Beletre to do but yield. The French soldiery marched out of the fort, laid down their arms, and were sent off as prisoners down the river. Less

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File size264.184 KB
Print pages236
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781932080704
Frederic Austin Ogg (February 8, 1878-October 23, 1951) was a United States political scientist. Ogg was born at Solsberry, Indiana, in 1878. He graduated from DePauw University (Ph.B., 1899) and took...

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