A Sword of the Old Frontier: A Tale of Fort Chartres and Detroit
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ISBN10: 1417941480
ISBN13: 9781417941483
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Aug 19 2004
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781417941483
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Aug 19 2004
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A Sword of the Old Frontier is a historical novel by Randall Parrish that tells the story of the French and Indian War in the mid-18th century. The novel follows the adventures of a young frontiersman named Robert Lennox as he travels from the British colony of Virginia to the French stronghold of Fort Chartres in Illinois and then to the newly established city of Detroit. Along the way, Lennox becomes embroiled in the conflict between the French and British forces, as well as the struggles of the Native American tribes caught in the middle.As Lennox navigates the treacherous frontier, he must rely on his wits and his swordsmanship to survive. He forms alliances with both French and British soldiers, as well as with members of various Native American tribes, in order to achieve his goals. Along the way, he also falls in love with a beautiful Frenchwoman named Genevieve, who is torn between her loyalty to her people and her growing affection for Lennox.Parrish's novel is a thrilling adventure story that captures the spirit of the Old Frontier and the complex relationships between the various groups of people who inhabited it. With vivid descriptions of battles, wilderness landscapes, and cultural clashes, A Sword of the Old Frontier is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of early America.1905. Being a plain account of sundry adventures befalling Chevalier Raoul de Coubert, one time Captain in the Hussars of Languedoc, during the year 1763. The book begins: It was a queer old town, that Kaskaskia, even then seventy years established, a typical French village of the far frontier. However, I was destined to gain merely a glimpse of it before the sun sank, for the message that had brought me thither was most urgent, nor was I in any spirit to waste time with idle sight-seeing. There are few things that quicken action like an empty purse. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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