The Heroine Of The Strait: A Romance Of Detroit In The Time Of Pontiac (1902) - Couverture souple

Crowley, Mary Catherine

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1163984698 ISBN 13 : 9781163984697

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

""The Heroine of the Strait: A Romance of Detroit in the Time of Pontiac"" is a historical novel written by Mary Catherine Crowley and published in 1902. The story is set in Detroit during the 18th century, when the area was under the control of the French and British empires, and is based on the real-life events surrounding the siege of Fort Detroit by the Native American leader Pontiac.The novel follows the story of a young woman named Isabelle, who is the daughter of a French officer stationed at Fort Detroit. Isabelle is a strong and independent heroine who is determined to protect her family and her community from the impending threat of the Native American uprising. Along the way, she falls in love with a British officer named Captain Campbell, who is also stationed at the fort.The novel is a blend of historical fact and romantic fiction, with vivid descriptions of the landscape and culture of Detroit during this tumultuous time in American history. It explores themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the struggle for survival in a harsh and dangerous environment.Overall, ""The Heroine of the Strait"" is a captivating and engaging novel that offers a unique perspective on the history of Detroit and the role of women in the early American frontier.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1163984698
• ISBN 13: 9781163984697
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Grunwald Charles
• Nombre de pages: 394
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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