The Rulers of the Lakes: A Story of George and Champlain

The French and Indian War just after Braddock’s defeat is again the
background for an Altsheler triumph.

Young Robert Lennox and his friend Tayoga, an Onondaga Indian, undertake
to make a dangerous journey through the northern wilderness to warn the
garrison and settlers gathered at Fort Refuge of the hostile forces. 
Afterwards they join the army as scouts, preceding it on an expedition
to Lake George and Lake Champlain, where they engage in many fierce
encounters.  The story concludes with the battle of Lake George, in which
the Colonists win their first great success of the war.

The story takes place almost wholly in the wilderness, and gives a
picture of Iroquois life and warfare, historically true.  The description
of life in the wilderness, of the intrigue and cunning necessary in
dealing with the French and Indians, of repeated encounters where
ultimate success depends on quick wit and wily cleverness, makes
fascinating reading for boys and girls.

THE RULERS OF THE LAKES

THE RULERS OF THE LAKES

A STORY OF GEORGE AND CHAMPLAIN

BY

JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER

AUTHOR OF “THE SHADOW OF THE NORTH,” “THE HUNTERS OF THE HILLS,” “THE
EYES OF THE WOODS,” ETC., ETC.

APPLETON-CENTURY-CROFTS, INC.  NEW YORK

1917, BY D. APPLETON AND COMPANY

Printed in the United States of America

FOREWORD

“The Rulers of the Lakes” is a complete story, but it is also the third
volume of the French and Indian War Series, following “The Hunters of
the Hills” and “The Shadow of the North.”  Robert Lennox, Tayoga, Willet,
and all the important characters in the earlier romances reappear.

CHARACTERS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR SERIES

ROBERT LENNOX                 A lad of unknown origin
TAYOGA                        A young Onondaga warrior
DAVID WILLET                  A hunter
RAYMOND LOUIS DE ST. LUC      A brilliant French officer
AGUSTE DE COURCELLES          A French officer
FRANÇOIS DE JUMONVILLE        A French officer
LOUIS DE GALISONNIÈRE         A young French officer
JEAN DE MÉZY                  A corrupt Frenchman
ARMAND GLANDELET              A young Frenchman
PIERRE BOUCHER                A bully and bravo
PHILIBERT DROUILLARD          A French priest
THE MARQUIS DUQUESNE          Governor-General of Canada
MARQUIS DE VAUDREUIL          Governor-General of Canada
FRANÇOIS BIGOT                Intendant of Canada
MARQUIS DE MONTCALM           French commander-in-chief
DE LEVIS                      A French general
BOURLAMAQUE                   A French general
BOUGAINVILLE                  A French general
ARMAND DUBOIS                 A follower of St. Luc
M. DE CHATILLARD              An old French Seigneur
CHARLES LANGLADE              A French partisan
THE DOVE                      The Indian wife of Langlade
TANDAKORA                     An Ojibway chief
DAGANOWEDA                    A young Mohawk chief
HENDRICK                      An old Mohawk chief
BRADDOCK                      A British general
ABERCROMBIE                   A British general
WOLFE                         A British general
COL.  WILLIAM JOHNSON          Anglo-American leader
MOLLY BRANT                   Col.  Wm. Johnson’s Indian wife
JOSEPH BRANT                  Young brother of Molly Brant,
afterward the great Mohawk
chief, Thayendanegea
ROBERT DINWIDDIE              Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia
WILLIAM SHIRLEY               Governor of Massachusetts
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN             Famous American patriot
JAMES COLDEN                  A young Philadelphia captain
WILLIAMWILTON                 A young Philadelphia lieutenant
HUGH CARSON                   A young Philadelphia lieutenant
JACOBUS HUYSMAN               An Albany burgher
CATERINA                      Jacobus Huysman’s cook
ALEXANDER MCLEAN              An Albany schoolmaster
BENJAMIN HARDY                A New York merchant
JOHNATHAN PILLSBURY           Clerk to Benjamin Hardy
ADRIAN VAN ZOON               A New York merchant
THE SLAVER                    A nameless rover
ACHILLE GARAY                 A French spy
ALFRED GROSVENOR              A young English officer
JAMES CABELL                  A young Virginian
WALTER STUART                 A young Virginian
BLACK RIFLE                   A famous “Indian fighter”
ELIHU STRONG                  A Massachusetts colonel
ALAN HERVEY                   A New York financier
STUART WHYTE                  Captain of the British sloop,
<i>Hawk</i>
JOHN LATHAM                   Lieutenant of the British sloop,
<i>Hawk</i>
EDWARD CHARTERIS              A young officer of the Royal
Americans
ZEBEDEE CRANE                 A young scout and forest runner
ROBERT ROGERS                 Famous Captain of American Rangers