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Naming the Laurentians: A history of place names 'up north'

Joseph W. Graham

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Description:An anthology of articles about the origin of Laurentian places and how they got their names. The Laurentians are the hills north of Montreal that were originally the home of the Algonquin, enemies of the Iroquois, but were subsequently settled by French, Irish, Scottish and some American homesteaders. For the past 100 years, Montrealers, New Yorkers and other city dwellers have built vacation homes and shared these hills and lakes. The history of the naming of this area connects it to places as close as the indigenous people and as far-flung as Bengal and touches on the British and French empires and the American War of Independence.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Naming the Laurentians: A history of place names 'up north'. To get started finding Naming the Laurentians: A history of place names 'up north', you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: Main Street Books

Release: 2005

ISBN: 097395860X

Description: An anthology of articles about the origin of Laurentian places and how they got their names. The Laurentians are the hills north of Montreal that were originally the home of the Algonquin, enemies of the Iroquois, but were subsequently settled by French, Irish, Scottish and some American homesteaders. For the past 100 years, Montrealers, New Yorkers and other city dwellers have built vacation homes and shared these hills and lakes. The history of the naming of this area connects it to places as close as the indigenous people and as far-flung as Bengal and touches on the British and French empires and the American War of Independence.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Naming the Laurentians: A history of place names 'up north'. To get started finding Naming the Laurentians: A history of place names 'up north', you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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