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Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
17TH-CENTURY WAR AND PEACE
The French-Native Alliance and the Five Nations Iroquois
Peace strategies
Delicate Negotiations, 1697-1701
“THE TREE OF PEACE IS PLANTED ON THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN”
The Arrival of the Ambassadors
The Montreal Trade Fair
The Epidemic
The Return of Prisoners: A Stumbling Block in the Peace Process
The Death of Kondiaronk
The General Assembly
THE MONTREAL AGREEMENT
The Neutrality of the Iroquois League
The French-Native Alliance Confirmed
Conclusion
Chronology
Cast of Characters
Further Reading
Auteur(s) : Gilles Havard (Translated by Phyllis Aronoff and Howard Scott)
Autre(s) collaborateur(s) :
73 pages
ISBN/ISSN : 2-920366-29-7
