Quebec As It Was And As It Is

Author : Willis Russell
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331475026
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Quebec, as It Was, and as It Is written by Willis Russell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-15 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Quebec, as It Was, and as It Is: Or, a Brief History of the Oldest City in Canada, From Its Foundation to the Present Time, With a Guide for Strangers to the Different Places of Interest Within the City, and Adjacent Thereto The compiler of this little work offers no apology for its publication. He believes, or rather, he knows that it is wanted, and that the residents as well as the visitors who are attracted to Quebec by its historic. fame and its unequalled scenery, will find it well worth a perusal. Quebec is no ordinary or common-place city, for though like other large communities it carries on trade, commerce and manufactures; cultivates arts, science and literature; abounds in charities, and professes special regard to the amenities of social life, it claims particular attention as being a strikingly unique old place, the strong-hold of Canada, and, in fact, the key of the Province. Viewed from any one of its approaches, it impresses the stranger with the conviction of strength and permanency. The reader of American history on entering its gates, or wandering over its squares, ramparts and battle-fields, puts himself at once in communion with the illustrious dead. The achievements of daring mariners, the labours of self-sacrificing missionaries of the cross, and the conflicts of military heroes, who bled and died in the assault and defence of its walls, are here re-read with ten-fold interest. Then the lover of nature in her grandest and most rugged, as in her gentle and most smiling forms, will find in and around it an affluence of sublime and beautiful objects. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.