Excerpt from Famous Firesides of French Canada In offering this little volume to the kind consideration of Canadian and American readers, it is the earnest wish of the Author that it may commend itself to the interest of both, as the early histories of Canada and the United States are so closely connected that they may be considered identical. We have tried to recall the days when, by these firesides, were rocked the cradles of those who helped to make Canadian history, and to render more familiar the names and deeds of the great men, French, English and American, upon whose valour and wisdom such mighty issues depended. The recital is, we trust, wholly impartial and without prejudice.Ch�teau de Ramezay 19Heroes of the Past 30Chapel of Notre-Dame-de-la-Victoire 51Le S�minaire 56Cathedrals and Cloisters 58Massacre of Lachine 82Ch�teau de Vaudreuil 95Battle of the Plains 103Canada under English Rule 125American Invasion 144The Continental Army in Canada 155Fur Kings 192Interesting Sites 199Famous Names 203Echoes from the Past 212

The 1st volume (1896) includes important publications of 1895.