George Gibbs: 3 books

There were no more vivid episodes in the colonization of the New World than those resulting from the attempts of the French people to gain a permanent foothold on our shores. This fact has long been recognized by sober historians as well as by the writers of fiction, for all the fascination of romance holds over the whole field of inquiry.

“Who is this Mornay?” Captain Cornbury paused to kindle his tobago. “Mornay is of the Embassy of France, at any game of chance the luckiest blade in the world and a Damon for success with the petticoats, whether they’re doxies or duchesses.” “Soho! a pretty fellow.” “A French chevalier—a...

“Who is this Mornay?” Captain Cornbury paused to kindle his tobago. “Mornay is of the Embassy of France, at any game of chance the luckiest blade in the world and a Damon for success with the petticoats, whether they’re doxies or duchesses.”