INTRODUCTION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. TIMELINE: Wars of the Northeastern Borderlands, 1636–1783 ix
4. A NOTE ON SPELLING AND TERMINOLOGY x
5. THE JOHN AND MARY SNELL WHEELWRIGHT FAMILY xii
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
7. INTRODUCTION 1
8. CHAPTER ONE: ESTHER WHEELWRIGHT 17
9. CHAPTER TWO: MALI AMONG THE WABANAKI 47
10. CHAPTER THREE: ESTHER ANGLAISE 84
11. CHAPTER FOUR: SISTER MARIE-JOSEPH DE L’ENFANT JÉSUS 116
12. CHAPTER FIVE: MOTHER ESTHER 167
13. CHAPTER SIX: ESTHER SUPERIOR 198
14. CHAPTER SEVEN: ESTHER ZELATRIX 228
15. NOTES 241
16. INDEX 283