The Fighting Governor: A Chronicle of Frontenac

Charles W. (Charles William) Colby

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FRONTENAC ANSWERING PHIPS'S MESSENGER, 1690. From a colour drawing by C. W. Jefferys

THE FIGHTING GOVERNOR

A Chronicle of Frontenac

CHARLES W. COLBY

TORONTO GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY 1915

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

CHAPTER I

CANADA IN 1672

CHAPTER II

LOUIS DE BUADE, COMTE DE FRONTENAC

LADY FRONTENAC. From a painting in the Versailles Gallery.

JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT. From an engraving in the Château de Ramezay.

LOUIS DE BUADE, COMTE DE FRONTENAC

LADY FRONTENAC. From a painting in the Versailles Gallery.

JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT. From an engraving in the Château de Ramezay.

CHAPTER III

FRONTENAC'S FIRST YEARS IN CANADA

ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE. From an engraving by Waltner, Paris

FRONTENAC'S FIRST YEARS IN CANADA

ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE. From an engraving by Waltner, Paris

CHAPTER IV

GOVERNOR, BISHOP, AND INTENDANT

CHAPTER V

FRONTENAC'S PUBLIC POLICY

FIGURE OF FRONTENAC. From the Hébert Statue at Quebec

FRONTENAC'S PUBLIC POLICY

FIGURE OF FRONTENAC. From the Hébert Statue at Quebec

CHAPTER VI

THE LURID INTERVAL

CHAPTER VII

THE GREAT STRUGGLE

PIERRE LE MOYNE, SIEUR D'IBERVILLE. From an engraving in the John Ross Robertson Collection, Toronto Public Library

THE GREAT STRUGGLE

PIERRE LE MOYNE, SIEUR D'IBERVILLE. From an engraving in the John Ross Robertson Collection, Toronto Public Library

CHAPTER VIII

FRONTENAC'S LAST DAYS

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

INDEX

CHAPTER I

CANADA IN 1672

CHAPTER II

LOUIS DE BUADE, COMTE DE FRONTENAC

LADY FRONTENAC. From a painting in the Versailles Gallery.

JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT. From an engraving in the Château de Ramezay.

LOUIS DE BUADE, COMTE DE FRONTENAC

LADY FRONTENAC. From a painting in the Versailles Gallery.

JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT. From an engraving in the Château de Ramezay.

CHAPTER III

FRONTENAC'S FIRST YEARS IN CANADA

ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE. From an engraving by Waltner, Paris

FRONTENAC'S FIRST YEARS IN CANADA

ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE. From an engraving by Waltner, Paris

CHAPTER IV

GOVERNOR, BISHOP, AND INTENDANT

CHAPTER V

FRONTENAC'S PUBLIC POLICY

FIGURE OF FRONTENAC. From the Hébert Statue at Quebec

FRONTENAC'S PUBLIC POLICY

FIGURE OF FRONTENAC. From the Hébert Statue at Quebec

CHAPTER VI

THE LURID INTERVAL

CHAPTER VII

THE GREAT STRUGGLE

PIERRE LE MOYNE, SIEUR D'IBERVILLE. From an engraving in the John Ross Robertson Collection, Toronto Public Library

THE GREAT STRUGGLE

PIERRE LE MOYNE, SIEUR D'IBERVILLE. From an engraving in the John Ross Robertson Collection, Toronto Public Library

CHAPTER VIII

FRONTENAC'S LAST DAYS

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

INDEX

THE CHRONICLES OF CANADA

THIRTY-TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED

Edited by GEORGE M. WRONG and H. H. LANGTON

THIRTY-TWO VOLUMES ILLUSTRATED

Edited by GEORGE M. WRONG and H. H. LANGTON

THE CHRONICLES OF CANADA

PART I THE FIRST EUROPEAN VISITORS

PART II THE RISE OF NEW FRANCE

PART III THE ENGLISH INVASION

PART IV THE BEGINNINGS OF BRITISH CANADA

PART V THE RED MAN IN CANADA

PART VI PIONEERS OF THE NORTH AND WEST

PART VII THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL FREEDOM

PART VIII THE GROWTH OF NATIONALITY

PART IX NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

PART I THE FIRST EUROPEAN VISITORS

PART II THE RISE OF NEW FRANCE

PART III THE ENGLISH INVASION

PART IV THE BEGINNINGS OF BRITISH CANADA

PART V THE RED MAN IN CANADA

PART VI PIONEERS OF THE NORTH AND WEST

PART VII THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL FREEDOM

PART VIII THE GROWTH OF NATIONALITY

PART IX NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

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