The Heroine of the Strait

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Excerpt from The Heroine of the Strait: A Romance of Detroit in the Time of PontiacThe translation followed is the one preserved in the collection of the Michigan Pioneer Collection. Among other authorities consulted may be mentioned Schoolcraft's version of the Pontiac Manuscript, the short diary of the Siege, thought to have been written by the secretary of the British commandant, General Bradstreet's Report, the correspondence of General Amherst, Sir William Johnson, Major Gladwin, Cap tain Campbell, and others, Farmer's History of Detroit Ross and Catlin's Landmarks of Detroit, Mrs. Carrie Watson Hamlin's book of legends, and the register of Ste. Anne's Church.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.