THE exploit which forms the basis of the following story is one of the most notable feats of arms in American annals, and it is as real as it is romantic. The chief personages of the tale--except, always, the heroine--were actual men and women two and a quarter centuries ago, and Adam Dollard was no whit less a hero than he is represented by the writer, though it is true that as regards his position, his past career, and, above all, his love affairs, romance supplies some information which history denies us. The brave Huron Annahotaha also is historical. Even Jouaneaux, the servant of the hospital nuns, was once a living man, whose curious story is faithfully set forth; and Sisters Brésoles…
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