Madeleine Takes Command
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Description from Amazon.com: [Customer Review] As a lover of historical fiction and a student of colonial North America, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Originally written in 1946, "Madeleine Takes Command" is a true story of the 17th century Canadian frontier. With her parents away, it is up to 14 year old Madeleine de Vercheres and her two younger brothers to lead the defense of a small outpost against a surprise Mohawk attack. Based on actual events, this book gives us comfortable moderns a harrowing glimpse into the rough and perilous past.The characters are charming, sympathetic, and perfectly in keeping with those real people described in the... [more at Amazon link below]
Description from Amazon.com: [Customer Review] As a lover of historical fiction and a student of colonial North America, I cannot recommend this book highly enough. Originally written in 1946, "Madeleine Takes Command" is a true story of the 17th century Canadian frontier. With her parents away, it is up to 14 year old Madeleine de Vercheres and her two younger brothers to lead the defense of a small outpost against a surprise Mohawk attack. Based on actual events, this book gives us comfortable moderns a harrowing glimpse into the rough and perilous past.The characters are charming, sympathetic, and perfectly in keeping with those real people described in the... [more at Amazon link below]Available Online: Amazon $7.28 (prices include shipping)
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