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100 1 _aSeverance, Frank H.
_q(Frank Hayward),
_d1856-1931
245 1 0 _aOld Trails on the Niagara Frontier
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2011
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2011-08-05
505 0 _aPreface -- The cross bearers -- The Paschal of the great pinch -- With Bolton at Fort Niagara -- What befel David Ogden -- A Fort Niagara centennial -- The journals and journeys of an early Buffalo merchant -- Misadventures of Robert Marsh -- Underground trails -- Niagara and the poets.
508 _aProduced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Old Trails on the Niagara Frontier" by Frank H. Severance is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work explores the largely untold history of the Niagara region from various perspectives, focusing on the interactions between European settlers, local Indigenous tribes, and the impact of religious missions. It highlights significant historical events and figures that shaped the region's development and gives insight into the challenges faced by early explorers and missionaries. The opening of this text introduces the author’s intention to give a deeper understanding of the Niagara landscape’s historical significance, notably starting with the individual experiences of early missionaries like Father Joseph de la Roche Dallion and Father Jean de Brébeuf. These missionaries aimed to spread Christianity among local Indigenous populations, specifically the Neuter nation, and their efforts were met with varying degrees of hostility and acceptance. The narrative sets up a broader exploration of the region's history, emphasizing the cultural and religious dimensions of early European settlement and missionary work in what would become a contested frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnderground Railroad
653 _aNiagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.) -- Description and Travel
653 _aOgden, David, 1764-
653 _aLay, John
653 _aMarsh, Robert, active 1837-1846
653 _aNiagara River Valley (N.Y. and Ont.) -- History
653 _aOld Fort Niagara (N.Y.)
653 _aBuffalo (N.Y.) -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/36974
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