Barkskins

by Annie Proulx

but we are here to clear the forest, to subdue this evil wilderness.”

the more trees we cut down the sooner we’ll have fine farms and more settlers.

What they say, we live hard, love hard, sleep hard and eat moose nose!”

“She is so ugly she must be very, very rich.”

We Dutch must drink or die, you know.” He swallowed. “Or so they say.”

Duquet had had enough of wigs for the day, and, carrying his own under his arm, he strode away, Toppunt,

“In truth,” he said, “I believe the thieves are in the employ of the wigmakers.”

New France is awash in spies, scouts, Englishmen and rangers from New England. The coast fishery is ravaged by English and Boston vessels.”