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Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV

by Francis PARKMAN, JR. (1823 - 1893)

Chapter VIII ''1687 Denonville and the Senecas''

Part five of Francis Parkman's multi-volume series France and England in North America is but one of the masterful narratives that have earned him the reputation as one of the most notable American historians. Preface excerpt: The events recounted in this book group themselves in the main about a single figure, that of Count Frontenac, the most remarkable man who ever represented the crown of France in the New World. From strangely unpromising beginnings, he grew with every emergency, and rose equal to every crisis. His whole career was one of conflict, sometimes petty and personal, sometimes of momentous consequence, involving the question of national ascendancy on this continent. NOTE: This audio recording does not include footnotes which mostly refer to the original French sources. They can be found at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6875. (Summary by Celine Major) Part 1: Pioneers of France in the New World Part 2: The Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century Part 4: The Old Régime in Canada Part 5: Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV Part 6: Montcalm and Wolfe Part 7: A Half Century of Conflict

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Listen next episodes of Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV:
Chapter IX ''1687 - 1689 The Iroquois Invasion'' , Chapter X ''1689 - 1690 Return of Frontenac'' , Chapter XI ''1690 The Three War-Parties'' , Chapter XII ''1690 Massachusetts Attacks Quebec'' , Chapter XIII ''1690 Defence of Quebec'' , Chapter XIV ''1690 - 1694 The Scourge of Canada'' , Chapter XIX ''1696 - 1698 Frontenac Attacks the Onondagas'' , Chapter XV ''1691 - 1695 An Interlude'' , Chapter XVI ''1690 - 1694 The War in Acadia'' , Chapter XVII ''1690 - 1697 New France and New England'' , Chapter XVIII ''1693 - 1697 French and English Rivalry'' , Chapter XX ''1698 Death of Frontenac'' and Chapter XXI ''1699 - 1701 Conclusion''