Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 1

Richardson, Major 1796-1852

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacousta Release date is 2003-12-01

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and the distributed proofers. HTML version by Al Haines.

"Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 1" by Major Richardson is a historical novel first published in 1832. Set during Pontiac's rebellion, this early Canadian work depicts British settlers besieged within a fort, caught between wilderness and civilization. The story explores prophecy, cross-cultural conflict, and dramatic contrasts between savagery and society. Its vivid portrayal of frontier tension helped establish a distinctly Canadian literary voice and inspired critical theories about the colonial imagination. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



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