Builders of Canada from Cartier to LaurierJohn C. Winston Company, 1903 - 578 psl. |
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... held about a thousand or fifteen hundred inhabitants , so that Hochelaga was at least a respectable village . In the middle of it was an open square , about a stone's throw in width , and here Cartier and his companions held a ...
... held about a thousand or fifteen hundred inhabitants , so that Hochelaga was at least a respectable village . In the middle of it was an open square , about a stone's throw in width , and here Cartier and his companions held a ...
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... to the stars . Champlain held on his course , passing the green island of Orleans and the white fall of Montmorency , till the boid promontory of Quebec rose above the winding river , here narrowed to a mile in 34 BUILDERS OF CANADA .
... to the stars . Champlain held on his course , passing the green island of Orleans and the white fall of Montmorency , till the boid promontory of Quebec rose above the winding river , here narrowed to a mile in 34 BUILDERS OF CANADA .
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... held the country in the order of their succession . Champlain was not , at first , so ambitious as to plant his eyrie on the frowning height above , but set his men at once to clear away the walnut trees that covered the strip of land ...
... held the country in the order of their succession . Champlain was not , at first , so ambitious as to plant his eyrie on the frowning height above , but set his men at once to clear away the walnut trees that covered the strip of land ...
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... held their war - dance , with which they began all such expeditions . They lighted a huge camp fire , decked themselves in paint and feathers , brandished their war - clubs , lances and stone ' hatchets , while their discordant yells ...
... held their war - dance , with which they began all such expeditions . They lighted a huge camp fire , decked themselves in paint and feathers , brandished their war - clubs , lances and stone ' hatchets , while their discordant yells ...
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... Held Responsible for the Plague Their Death Decreed - Brébœuf's Courageous Conduct - His Effort to Found a Mission in the Neutral Nation - The Iroquois Invade the Country of the Hurons The Destruction of the Hurons - The Martyrdom ...
... Held Responsible for the Plague Their Death Decreed - Brébœuf's Courageous Conduct - His Effort to Found a Mission in the Neutral Nation - The Iroquois Invade the Country of the Hurons The Destruction of the Hurons - The Martyrdom ...
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Abbott Alexander Mackenzie American appointed Assembly attack battle began Brant brave Brock Canadian Canadian Pacific Railway canoes career Cartier Champlain chief Church Clergy Reserves colony command Confederation Council death Dominion Egerton Ryerson election Empire enemies England English expedition father force Fort Frontenac France French friends Frontenac George Brown Governor Haliburton House Hudson's Bay Company Huron Indians inhabitants interest Iroquois journey Kingston Lake land Laurier leader Legislative LENOX AND TILDEN Liberal Lord Durham Lord Elgin Lower Canada Loyalists Minister Ministry Montreal Niagara Nova Scotia once Parliament party passed political Premier Province PUBLIC LIBRARY ASTOR Quebec Railway reached rebellion returned Riel river Royal sailed Salle savages sent ships shore Simcoe Sir Charles Tupper Sir John Macdonald soldiers soon success Tecumseh TILDEN FOUNDATIONS took Toronto troops Upper Canada vessels William Wolfe YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young
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