""The Musket and the Cross" worth reading?" Topic
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79thPA  | 30 Jun 2021 10:39 a.m. PST |
I came across the title of this book while reading another book about the French in Canada. Is it worth reading, and does the scholarship still hold up? Thanks. link |
| Berzerker73 | 30 Jun 2021 10:44 a.m. PST |
I actually read this last summer from the library and enjoyed it. I think info about the early years of New France and the wars against the Iroquois is interesting. |
| 79thPA | 30 Jun 2021 10:57 a.m. PST |
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| marco56 | 03 Jul 2021 11:01 a.m. PST |
I got this a couple of months ago but haven't read it yet.I also got this one but haven't read it yet either. link
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| 79thPA | 03 Jul 2021 5:12 p.m. PST |
I went ahead and ordered it through interlibrary loan. That forces you to read the books that you bring home. |
| dantheman | 06 Jul 2021 4:38 p.m. PST |
May have to read this one. My direct ancestor on my mom's side was recruited from the Bordeaux area to serve in New France in the early to mid 17th century. However, to the best of my knowledge he only garrisoned a fort on the St Lawrence and never went out on campaign. He got a land grant to farm, married, and settled down. So here I am…. |
| MADMachell | 13 Jul 2022 1:06 p.m. PST |
I read this book a few years ago and it is one of the best books about the early French in Canada that I have read. There is a lot of detail here and history that I didn't know (and I am really into history). Walter Edmonds does a good job with the narrative and descriptions of the various historical personages, so it is a pleasurable read. I can't say how his scholarship holds up, but it's probably still fairly accurate. I hope you have received the book by now and are enjoying it. I know I did. |
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