History of the settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario,)

History of the settlement of Upper Canada (Ontario,) - with special reference to the Bay Quinté

ContentsAntiquarianismRecords of the Early NationsTraditionThe PressThe Eastern WorldThe Western WorldImportance of HistoryColumbusColonizationCanadaAmericaCartierFrench Canadian writersCartiers first visitHuguenotsCartiers second visitJean FrancoisSir George E. CartierEstablishment of the Fur TradeChamplainDiscovery of Lake OntarioBay of QuintQuebec foundedFirst fighting with IndiansFirst taking of Quebec by the BritishReturned to FranceThe Recollets and JesuitsDeath of ChamplainFoundation of MontrealEmigration from FranceThe Carignan RegimentDeCourcelleProposal to found a Fort at Lake OntarioFrontenacFort at CataraquiLa SalleFort at NiagaraFirst vessel upon the LakesIts fateDeath of La Salle, the first settler of Upper CanadaFounder of LouisianaDiscoverer of the mouth of the Mississippi. There exists, as one characteristic of the nineteenth century, an earnest desire on the part of many to recall, and, in mind, to live over the days and years that are past; and many there are who occupy more or less of their time in collecting the scattered relics of bygone daysin searching among the faded records of departed years, to eagerly catch the golden sands of facts which cling to legendary tales, and to interpret the hieroglyphics which the footsteps of time have well-nigh worn away. To this fact many a museum can bear ample testimony. The antiquarian enjoys intense satisfaction in his labors of research, and when he is rewarded by the discovery of something new, he is but stimulated to renewed exertion. In the old world rich fields have been, and are now being explored; and in the new laborers are not wanting. 2Since the days when man first trod the virgin soil of this globe, he has ever been accustomed to preserve the more important events of his life, and, by tradition, to hand them down to his childrens children; and likewise has it been with communities and nations. Every people who are known to have occupied a place upon the earth, have left some indication of their origin, and the part they played in the worlds great drama. In recent days, facts pertaining to nations and particular individuals are preserved in all their amplitude, through the agency of the Press. But in former centuries, only a few symbols, perhaps rudely cut in solid stone, commemorated events of the most important kind. The historians of Eastern nations have had to look far back into the misty past, to learn the facts of their birth and infant days; while the dark days of barbarism hang as a thick veil to obstruct the view. The middle ages, like a destructive flood, swept away, to a great extent, the records previously in existence. But out of the debris has been exhumed many a precious relic; and the stone and the marble thus obtained, have supplied valuable material on which to base trustworthy history. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 54554
Author: Canniff, William
Release Date: Apr 16, 2017
Format: eBook
Language: English