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The conquest of Canada was an event of momentous consequence in American history. It changed the political aspect of the continent, prepared a way for the independence of the British colonies, rescued the vast tracts of the interior from the rule of military despotism, and gave them, eventually, to the keeping of an ordered democracy. Yet to the red natives of the soil its results were wholly disastrous. Could the French have maintained their ground, the ruin of the Indian tribes might long have been postponed; but the victory of Quebec was the signal of their swift decline...
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Mr. Parkman was a fine writer, and he published this book in 1851. Since it revealed the Indians as treacherous savages, and the Indian Wars weren't over yet, the book did well at the shops. There is some fine writing. But since the treachery was a use of what are now standard guerrilla tactics,
Any pro-Indian statements are banished to the footnotes, but they are to be found in some numbers.
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I'm just not angry. I read a 1972 reprint, and it was a pleasant experience. Any pro-Indian statements are banished to the footnotes, but they are to be found in some numbers.
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