TY - BOOK AU - Richardson,Major TI - Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 1 AV - PS PY - 2003/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763-1765 -- Fiction N1 - Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wacousta; Release date is 2003-12-01; Produced by Gardner Buchanan with help from Charles Franks and the distributed proofers. HTML version by Al Haines; Original publication data not identified N2 - "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.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4719 ER -