A Legend of Goat Island: Ascribed to Father Louis Hennepin, Who Visited Niagara in 1678
Peter A. Porter
Paperback
(Forgotten Books, Jan. 31, 2018)
Excerpt from A Legend of Goat Island: Ascribed to Father Louis Hennepin, Who Visited Niagara in 1678Dim tradition of the race, How, to God's eternal glory, And through His all-saving grace, Many a warrior's heart was stirred To belief in His ever-living Word, And the Faith that saves us all, By a Priest, Whose holy mission Overcame their superstition About the Island, which divides Niagara's tumultuous tides, At the brink of the mighty F all.Here is the story, as 'tis told In one of the chronicles of old.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.