Defending the Island: A story of Bar Harbor in 1758

by James Otis

Book Overview

In the year of grace 1758 there were two families living on that island which we of to-day call Mount Desert; but Champlain named Mons Deserts, because its thirteen high, rugged mountains could be seen from the seaward a distance of twenty leagues, making it the first landmark of the coast for seamen. It is said, by those gentlemen who write down historical facts for us young people to study, that the "savages were much attached to the island; for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151754081X
• ISBN13: 9781517540814
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"