COPYRIGHT 1889, 1894, 1896 By G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS This edition is published under arrangement with G. P. Putnam's Sons, of New York and London. THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED, WITH HIS PERMISSION ΤΟ FRANCIS PARKMAN TO WHOM AMERICANS WHO FEEL A PRIDE IN THE PIONEER HISTORY OF THEIR COUNTRY ARE SO GREATLY INDEBTED |