SAINT CROIX: THE SENTINEL RIVER

by Guy Murchie ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 31, 1947

St. Croix, ""pawn of nations"", whose channel is the Eastern Boundary of the United States, began its history in 1604, with the first French settlement of Acadia by Champlain, a settlement which was to meet tragedy during the winter of cold, hunger, disease, after which it was abandoned. Years of quiet followed, then at the turn of century an Englishman raided the Indians of that region. Then with the 18th century, St. Croix was turned over to the English, played its role in the American Revolution, was the occasion of many boundary disputes, and later the scene of new settlements. There's some material on the peaceful Passamaquoddies, the Indians of this region. In the main it is a book of circumscribed historical interest, which records some pure research (rather lustreless from a general reader point of view).

Pub Date: Oct. 31, 1947

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Duell, Sloan & Pearce

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Oct. 1, 1947

Categories: NONFICTION