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From Torture to Triumph: The Lost Legend of a Man Who Opened America: Guillaume Couture - Couverture souple

Fenn, Michael

 
9781483432649: From Torture to Triumph: The Lost Legend of a Man Who Opened America: Guillaume Couture
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1483432645 ISBN 13 : 9781483432649
Editeur : Lulu Publishing Services, 2015

Synopsis

Ambushed in the wilderness along with French missionaries, this early pioneer in America survived torture and captivity to become an esteemed advisor to the much-feared Mohawks and other Iroquois nations. Guillaume Couture’s remarkable life shows how fate, adaptability and courage can influence the course of history. His life story teaches us some very contemporary lessons about the power of faith, experience and openness to other cultures. From centuries-old source documents, Michael Fenn has pieced together the remarkable story of a young carpenter’s rise from obscurity to influence in 17th America – revealing the forgotten saga of an ancestor of thousands of Americans and Canadians.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Ambushed in the wilderness along with French missionaries, this early pioneer in America survived torture and captivity to become an esteemed advisor to the much-feared Mohawks and other Iroquois nations. Guillaume Couture's remarkable life shows how fate, adaptability and courage can influence the course of history. His life story teaches us some very contemporary lessons about the power of faith, experience and openness to other cultures. From centuries-old source documents, Michael Fenn has pieced together the remarkable story of a young carpenter's rise from obscurity to influence in 17th America - revealing the forgotten saga of an ancestor of thousands of Americans and Canadians.

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Éditeur
Lulu Publishing Services
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1483432645
ISBN 13 
9781483432649
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
108
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Personne responsable
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