Emigres in the Wilderness
Port Washington, Long Island, New York: Ira J. Friedman, Inc., 1967. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2351517
Reissue with new introduction by Donald H. Stewart. Lacks jacket. Spine and edges toned. Binding tight and square, pages clean, bright, and unmarked.
xvi, 247 pp. Illustrations throughout text, including four maps. From the preface: 'In this book are collected the stories and legends of those emigres who tried to found French colonies in the wild lands of New York and Pennsylvania. Includes: Introduction by Donald H. Stewart; Preface; Part I. The Royalists: Paris in 1776; The Le Rays of France; The Coterie at Passy; The Wild Lands; La Compagnie De New York; Hunting the Promised Land; The Fight with the Wilderness; The Founders of Asylum; Asylum Built; The Emigres Arrive; Asylum Abandoned; The Seigneur of Slab City; The Butternut Valley; The Overlords of the Northland. Part II. The Bonapartists: A King Comes to America; Royalty Roughs It; The Conspirators of Cape Vincent; The Grande Dame of Great Bend; A Progenitor of Genius. Part III. Half-Breed or Kings?: The Bourbon Mystery; The Caughnawaga Williamses; Boy, Soldier and Missionary; Migration Westward; The Dauphin in the Temple; The Dauphin in America; The Visit of De Joinville; The Controversy; Finis; Bibliography; Index.
Price: $25.00