Bøger af Harriet Vaughan Cheney

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The Rivals of Acadia: An Old Story of the New World is a historical fiction novel written by Harriet Vaughan Cheney in 1827. The story is set in the 17th century during the French colonization of Acadia, which is now known as Nova Scotia. The novel follows the lives of two young women, Marguerite and Madeleine, who are rivals for the affections of a handsome French officer, Claude. As the story unfolds, Marguerite and Madeleine become caught up in the political tensions between the French and English settlers, as well as the conflicts between the Catholic and Protestant religions. The novel explores themes of love, betrayal, loyalty, and the struggle for power in a tumultuous time in North American history.Cheney's novel provides a vivid portrayal of life in Acadia during the 17th century, with detailed descriptions of the landscape, culture, and social customs of the time. The Rivals of Acadia is a captivating tale that offers a glimpse into the complex history of the region and the people who lived there.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Title: A peep at the Pilgrims in sixteen hundred thirty six: a tale of olden times.Author: Cheney, Harriet Vaughan (Foster), Mrs.Publisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP00831700CollectionID: CTRG10249813-BPublicationDate: 18500101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 463 p.; 18 cm