Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 1 By: John Richardson (1796-1852)
"Wacousta" by John Richardson is a thrilling historical novel set during the Pontiac conspiracy in the 1760s. The story follows the character of Wacousta, a mysterious and vengeful man bent on revenge against the British forces who wronged him. Richardson's detailed descriptions of the Canadian wilderness and the tensions between the British and Native American tribes make for a captivating read. The characters are well-developed and the plot is filled with twists and turns that keep the reader engaged until the very end. Overall, "Wacousta" is a gripping and immersive novel that sheds light on an important chapter in Canadian history. First Page: WACOUSTA; or, THE PROPHECY. Volume One of Three by John Richardson Preface It is well known to every man conversant with the earlier history of this country that, shortly subsequent to the cession of the Canadas to England by France, Ponteac, the great head of the Indian race of that period, had formed a federation of the various tribes, threatening extermination to the British posts established along the Western frontier. These were nine in number, and the following stratagem was resorted to by the artful chief to effect their reduction. Investing one fort with his warriors, so as to cut off all communication with the others, and to leave no hope of succor, his practice was to offer terms of surrender, which never were kept in the honorable spirit in which the far more noble and generous Tecumseh always acted with his enemies, and thus, in turn, seven of these outposts fell victims to their confidence in his truth. Detroit and Michilimackinac, or Mackinaw as it is now called, remained, and all the ingenuity of the chieftain was directed to the possession of these strongholds. The following plan, well worthy of his invention, was at length determined upon. During a temporary truce, and while Ponteac was holding forth proposals for an ultimate and durable peace, a game of lacrosse was arranged by him to take place simultaneously on the common or clearing on which rested the forts of Michilimackinac and Detroit... Continue reading book >>

Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 1 By: John Richardson (1796-1852)

"Wacousta" by John Richardson is a thrilling historical novel set during the Pontiac conspiracy in the 1760s. The story follows the character of Wacousta, a mysterious and vengeful man bent on revenge against the British forces who wronged him. Richardson's detailed descriptions of the Canadian wilderness and the tensions between the British and Native American tribes make for a captivating read. The characters are well-developed and the plot is filled with twists and turns that keep the reader engaged until the very end. Overall, "Wacousta" is a gripping and immersive novel that sheds light on an important chapter in Canadian history.

First Page:

WACOUSTA;

or,

THE PROPHECY.

Volume One of Three

John Richardson

Preface

It is well known to every man conversant with the earlier history of this country that, shortly subsequent to the cession of the Canadas to England by France, Ponteac, the great head of the Indian race of that period, had formed a federation of the various tribes, threatening extermination to the British posts established along the Western frontier. These were nine in number, and the following stratagem was resorted to by the artful chief to effect their reduction. Investing one fort with his warriors, so as to cut off all communication with the others, and to leave no hope of succor, his practice was to offer terms of surrender, which never were kept in the honorable spirit in which the far more noble and generous Tecumseh always acted with his enemies, and thus, in turn, seven of these outposts fell victims to their confidence in his truth.

Detroit and Michilimackinac, or Mackinaw as it is now called, remained, and all the ingenuity of the chieftain was directed to the possession of these strongholds. The following plan, well worthy of his invention, was at length determined upon. During a temporary truce, and while Ponteac was holding forth proposals for an ultimate and durable peace, a game of lacrosse was arranged by him to take place simultaneously on the common or clearing on which rested the forts of Michilimackinac and Detroit... Continue reading book >>

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