“More than two thousand raving savages broke from the forest at the signal and threw themselves across the fatal plain with instinctive alacrity. We shall not dwell on the revolting horrors that succeeded. Death was everywhere, and in his most terrific and disgusting aspects. Resistance only seemed to inflame the murderers, who inflicted their furiousContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Hurons’ Anger Breaks Montcalm’s Promise of Safe Passage for the Surrendering British”
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RKS Literature: Leaving Dead Bodies in the Woods as a Matter of Course (James Fenimore Cooper)
“The whole party moved swiftly through the narrow path, toward the north, leaving the healing waters to mingle unheeded with the adjacent brooks and the bodies of the dead to fester on the neighbouring mount, without the rites of sepulture; a fate but too common to the warriors of the woods to excite either commiserationContinue reading “RKS Literature: Leaving Dead Bodies in the Woods as a Matter of Course (James Fenimore Cooper)”
RKS Literature: The Good Book and the Reality in the Colonial Woods (James Fenimore Cooper)
“I have heard it said that there are men who read in books to convince themselves there is a God. I know not but man may so deform his works in the settlement, as to leave that which is so clear in the wilderness a matter of doubt among traders and priests. If any suchContinue reading “RKS Literature: The Good Book and the Reality in the Colonial Woods (James Fenimore Cooper)”
RKS Literature: What’s in a Name? (James Fenimore Cooper)
“I’m an admirer of names, though the Christian fashions fall far below savage customs in this particular. The biggest coward I ever knew as called Lyon; and his wife, Patience, would scold you out of hearing in less time than a hunted deer would run a rod. With an Indian tis’ a matter of conscience;Continue reading “RKS Literature: What’s in a Name? (James Fenimore Cooper)”
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