The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis By: Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862-1919)
First Page: THE SUN OF QUEBEC A STORY OF A GREAT CRISIS BY JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER AUTHOR OF "LORDS OF THE WILD," "THE GREAT SIOUX TRAIL," ETC. APPLETON CENTURY CROFTS, INC. NEW YORK COPYRIGHT, 1919, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission of the publishers. Copyright, 1947, by Sallie B. Altsheler Printed in the United States of America FOREWORD "The Sun of Quebec" is the sixth and closing volume of the French and Indian War Series of which the predecessors have been "The Hunters of the Hills," "The Shadow of the North," "The Rulers of the Lakes," "The Masters of the Peaks," and "The Lords of the Wild." The important characters in the earlier books reappear, and the mystery in the life of Robert Lennox, the central figure in all the romances, is solved. CHARACTERS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR SERIES ROBERT LENNOX A lad of unknown origin TAYOGA A young Onondaga warrior DAVID WILLET A hunter RAYMOND LOUIS DE ST. LUC A brilliant French officer AGUSTE DE COURCELLES A French officer FRANÇOIS DE JUMONVILLE A French officer LOUIS DE GALISONNIÈRE A young French officer JEAN DE MÉZY A corrupt Frenchman ARMAND GLANDELET A young Frenchman PIERRE BOUCHER A bully and bravo PHILIBERT DROUILLARD A French priest THE MARQUIS DUQUESNE Governor General of Canada MARQUIS DE VAUDREUIL Governor General of Canada FRANÇOIS BIGOT Intendant of Canada MARQUIS DE MONTCALM French commander in chief DE LEVIS A French general BOURLAMAQUE A French general BOUGAINVILLE A French general ARMAND DUBOIS A follower of St. Luc M. DE CHATILLARD An old French Seigneur CHARLES LANGLADE A French partisan THE DOVE The Indian wife of Langlade TANDAKORA An Ojibway chief DAGANOWEDA A young Mohawk chief HENDRICK An old Mohawk chief BRADDOCK A British general ABERCROMBIE A British general WOLFE A British general COL. WILLIAM JOHNSON Anglo American leader MOLLY BRANT Col. Wm. Johnson's Indian wife JOSEPH BRANT Young brother of Molly Brant, afterward the great Mohawk chief, Thayendanegea ROBERT DINWIDDIE Lieutenant Governor of Virginia WILLIAM SHIRLEY Governor of Massachusetts BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Famous American patriot JAMES COLDEN A young Philadelphia captain WILLIAM WILTON A young Philadelphia lieutenant HUGH CARSON A young Philadelphia lieutenant JACOBUS HUYSMAN An Albany burgher CATERINA Jacobus Huysman's cook ALEXANDER MCLEAN An Albany schoolmaster BENJAMIN HARDY A New York merchant JOHNATHAN PILLSBURY Clerk to Benjamin Hardy ADRIAN VAN ZOON A New York merchant THE SLAVER A nameless rover ACHILLE GARAY A French spy ALFRED GROSVENOR A young English officer JAMES CABELL A young Virginian WALTER STUART A young Virginian BLACK RIFLE A famous "Indian fighter" ELIHU STRONG A Massachusetts colonel ALAN HERVEY A New York financier STUART WHITE Captain of the British sloop, Hawk JOHN LATHAM Lieutenant of the British sloop, Hawk EDWARD CHARTERIS A young officer of the Royal Americans ZEBEDEE CRANE A young scout and forest runner ROBERT ROGERS Famous Captain of American Rangers CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I OLD FRIENDS 1 II THE CHEST OF DRAWERS 22 III THE PURSUIT OF GARAY 46 IV OUT TO SEA 66 V MUSIC IN THE MOONLIGHT 85 VI THE ISLAND 104 VII THE PIRATE'S WARNING 123 VIII MAKING THE BEST OF IT 142 IX THE VOICE IN THE AIR 158 X THE SLOOP OF WAR 176 XI BACK TO THE WORLD 193 XII THE WILDERNESS AGAIN 217 XIII THE REUNION 238 XIV BEFORE QUEBEC 263 XV THE LONE CHÂTEAU 284 XVI THE RECKONING 303 THE SUN OF QUEBEC CHAPTER I OLD FRIENDS Mynheer Jacobus Huysman walked to the window and looked out at the neat red brick houses, the grass, now turning yellow, and the leaves, more brown than green... Continue reading book >>

The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis By: Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862-1919)

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THE SUN OF QUEBEC

A STORY OF A GREAT CRISIS

JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER

AUTHOR OF "LORDS OF THE WILD," "THE GREAT SIOUX TRAIL," ETC.

APPLETON CENTURY CROFTS, INC. NEW YORK

Printed in the United States of America

FOREWORD

"The Sun of Quebec" is the sixth and closing volume of the French and Indian War Series of which the predecessors have been "The Hunters of the Hills," "The Shadow of the North," "The Rulers of the Lakes," "The Masters of the Peaks," and "The Lords of the Wild." The important characters in the earlier books reappear, and the mystery in the life of Robert Lennox, the central figure in all the romances, is solved.

CHARACTERS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR SERIES

ROBERT LENNOX A lad of unknown origin

TAYOGA A young Onondaga warrior

DAVID WILLET A hunter

RAYMOND LOUIS DE ST. LUC A brilliant French officer

AGUSTE DE COURCELLES A French officer

FRANÇOIS DE JUMONVILLE A French officer

LOUIS DE GALISONNIÈRE A young French officer

JEAN DE MÉZY A corrupt Frenchman

ARMAND GLANDELET A young Frenchman

PIERRE BOUCHER A bully and bravo

PHILIBERT DROUILLARD A French priest

THE MARQUIS DUQUESNE Governor General of Canada

MARQUIS DE VAUDREUIL Governor General of Canada

FRANÇOIS BIGOT Intendant of Canada

MARQUIS DE MONTCALM French commander in chief

DE LEVIS A French general

BOURLAMAQUE A French general

BOUGAINVILLE A French general

ARMAND DUBOIS A follower of St. Luc

M. DE CHATILLARD An old French Seigneur

CHARLES LANGLADE A French partisan

THE DOVE The Indian wife of Langlade

TANDAKORA An Ojibway chief

DAGANOWEDA A young Mohawk chief

HENDRICK An old Mohawk chief

BRADDOCK A British general

ABERCROMBIE A British general

WOLFE A British general

COL. WILLIAM JOHNSON Anglo American leader

MOLLY BRANT Col. Wm. Johnson's Indian wife

JOSEPH BRANT Young brother of Molly Brant, afterward the great Mohawk chief, Thayendanegea

ROBERT DINWIDDIE Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

WILLIAM SHIRLEY Governor of Massachusetts

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Famous American patriot

JAMES COLDEN A young Philadelphia captain

WILLIAM WILTON A young Philadelphia lieutenant

HUGH CARSON A young Philadelphia lieutenant

JACOBUS HUYSMAN An Albany burgher

CATERINA Jacobus Huysman's cook

ALEXANDER MCLEAN An Albany schoolmaster

BENJAMIN HARDY A New York merchant

JOHNATHAN PILLSBURY Clerk to Benjamin Hardy

ADRIAN VAN ZOON A New York merchant

THE SLAVER A nameless rover

ACHILLE GARAY A French spy

ALFRED GROSVENOR A young English officer

JAMES CABELL A young Virginian

WALTER STUART A young Virginian

BLACK RIFLE A famous "Indian fighter"

ELIHU STRONG A Massachusetts colonel

ALAN HERVEY A New York financier

STUART WHITE Captain of the British sloop, Hawk

JOHN LATHAM Lieutenant of the British sloop, Hawk

EDWARD CHARTERIS A young officer of the Royal Americans

ZEBEDEE CRANE A young scout and forest runner

ROBERT ROGERS Famous Captain of American Rangers

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I OLD FRIENDS 1

II THE CHEST OF DRAWERS 22

III THE PURSUIT OF GARAY 46

IV OUT TO SEA 66

V MUSIC IN THE MOONLIGHT 85

VI THE ISLAND 104

VII THE PIRATE'S WARNING 123

VIII MAKING THE BEST OF IT 142

IX THE VOICE IN THE AIR 158

X THE SLOOP OF WAR 176

XI BACK TO THE WORLD 193

XII THE WILDERNESS AGAIN 217

XIII THE REUNION 238

XIV BEFORE QUEBEC 263

XV THE LONE CHÂTEAU 284

XVI THE RECKONING 303

THE SUN OF QUEBEC

CHAPTER I

OLD FRIENDS

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