Montreal, 1535-1914. Vol. 1. Under the French Régime, 1535-1760

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By WILLIAM HENRY ATHERTON, Ph. D.
Qui manet in patria et patriam cognoscere temnit Is mihi non civis, sed peregrinus erit
VOLUME I

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THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY MONTREAL VANCOUVER CHICAGO 1914

The history now being prepared seems necessary; for we are at a period of great flux and change and progress. The city is being transformed, modernized and enlarged before our very eyes. Old landmarks are daily disappearing and there is a danger of numerous memories of the past passing with them.