CONTENTSMapsIllustrationsManuscripts translated for this bookForewordPrefaceIntroductionNotesChapter One:First Commands, 1729–1737Chagouamigon (La Pointe), 1729–1732The Miami Post, 1733–1734Fort Beauharnois (The Sioux Post), 1734–1737NotesChapter Two:Marriage and New Assignments, 1738–1745Marriage at Quebec, 1738The Second Chickasaw War, 1739–1740The Miami Post, 1741–1744NotesChapter Three:King George's War, 1745–1747The Saratoga Campaign, 1745The Relief of Fort St. Frédéric, 1745–1746The Defeat of the Mohawk Raiding Party, 1747The Huron Conspiracy, 1747NotesChapter Four:Michilimackinac, 1747–1749The Relief and Command of Michilimackinac, 1747Michilimackinac, 1747–1749Petition for the Cross of St. Louis, 1749Lotbinière's Mission to Michilimackinac, 1749NotesChapter Five:Beyond Michilimackinac: The Western Sea (Part I), 1750–1751The Mythical Western SeaSaint–Pierre's Controversial Appointment, 1750Preparations for the Western Sea Expedition, 1750La Jonquière's Orders, 1750Famine, Knighthood, Supplies, and Brandy, 1751NotesChapter Six:The Western Sea (Part II), 1752–1753Meret's Letter, 1752Saint-Pierre's Journal, 1750–1753NotesChapter Seven:The Beginning of the French and Indian War, 1753–1755The Ohio Valley Command, 1753–1754Death at the Battle of Lake George, 1755The Governor's Eulogy, 1755NotesChapter Eight:EpilogueThe Worldly Possessions of Saint–Pierre, 1755ConclusionNotesAppendix 1:Saint–Pierre's Transactions in Charles Nolan Lamarquc's Account Books, 1735–1736NotesAppendix 2:Saint–Pierre's Expense Vouchers at Michilimackinac 1747–1749NotesAppendix 3:Inventory of the Possessions Left by Saint–PierreNotesBibliographyIndex