Project Gutenberg 2011-02-22 Public domain in the USA. 200 Trevena, John 1870 1948 Henham, Ernest G. (Ernest George) The Plowshare and the Sword: A Tale of Old Quebec Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Al Haines "The Plowshare and the Sword: A Tale of Old Quebec" by Ernest George Henham is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. The story takes place in 1637 during the early colonial days of Quebec, and it revolves around themes of empire, conflict, and the struggles between European settlers and indigenous peoples. The main character, Abbé La Salle, is depicted as a martial priest embedded in the complexities of warfare and diplomacy, showing a blend of ambition and conflict with both settlers and native tribes. The opening of the novel introduces a spring evening in Quebec where tensions are brewing as the French military presence contemplates the threat posed by the Dutch and indigenous allies. As La Salle navigates the political landscape, he encounters Onawa, a young woman of the Iroquois, setting the stage for themes of cultural interplay and conflict. The chapter highlights La Salle's ambitions for power and influence, alongside an impending conflict involving a Dutch captain, Van Vuren, and hints at underlying tensions between the French and English in the region. This establishes a rich backdrop of historical drama interwoven with personal ambition, foreshadowing broader conflicts to come. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/35141/35141-h/images/img-cover.jpg en Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France) -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 568045 561106 2024-10-15T04:08:46.597549 2023-09-15T09:52:35.257822 text/html text/html 553270 2021-01-07T11:40:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 247572 2021-01-07T11:40:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 262380 2024-10-15T04:08:53.222552 application/epub+zip 273481 2024-10-15T04:08:47.355571 application/epub+zip 273481 2024-10-15T04:08:46.966583 application/epub+zip 420961 2024-10-15T04:08:57.790510 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400995 2024-10-15T04:08:52.808678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 401299 2022-09-16T07:11:27.869314 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520342 520338 2024-10-15T04:08:45.267609 2023-09-15T09:52:34.106804 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 520145 2021-01-07T11:40:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 202634 2021-01-07T11:40:57 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 520139 2021-01-07T11:40:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 202569 2021-01-07T11:40:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21561 2024-10-15T04:08:57.988494 application/rdf+xml 16299 2024-10-15T04:08:47.055565 image/jpeg 2615 2024-10-15T04:08:47.011553 image/jpeg 249423 2024-10-15T04:08:46.648569 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia