Sault Ste. Marie and Beyond
A History of Its People 17th - 21st Centuries
Nonfiction, History, Americas, Canada, Native American
| Author: | Sandra Rousseau | ISBN: | 9781989142103 |
| Publisher: | Awaken Ink Inc. | Publication: | June 13, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Sandra Rousseau |
| ISBN: | 9781989142103 |
| Publisher: | Awaken Ink Inc. |
| Publication: | June 13, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
History, as it happened, on both sides of the turbulent rapids at the Sault, dividing a settlement into two countries. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and southern Lake Superior, historical characters tell their stories in their own words: the Anishinaabe defeating the destructive Iroquois; the travels and determination of the Jesuit priests; Alexander Henry's adventures from Mackinac Island to Lake Superior; fur traders with Indigenous wives evolving into a new cultures. The author explores the culture of the Anishinaabe homeland; French fur trade commerce; entrepreneurs' shipbuilding and copper mining; war declared by the Americans; Canada rescued by its Indigenous neighbours; and religious encroachment. Ultimately, creating a vibrant Sault Ste. Marie.
History, as it happened, on both sides of the turbulent rapids at the Sault, dividing a settlement into two countries. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and southern Lake Superior, historical characters tell their stories in their own words: the Anishinaabe defeating the destructive Iroquois; the travels and determination of the Jesuit priests; Alexander Henry's adventures from Mackinac Island to Lake Superior; fur traders with Indigenous wives evolving into a new cultures. The author explores the culture of the Anishinaabe homeland; French fur trade commerce; entrepreneurs' shipbuilding and copper mining; war declared by the Americans; Canada rescued by its Indigenous neighbours; and religious encroachment. Ultimately, creating a vibrant Sault Ste. Marie.
