Excerpt from Montreal, 1535-1914, Vol. 1: Under the French Regime, 1535-1769 The history now being prepared seems necessary; for we are at a period of great flux and change and progress. The city is being transformed, modernized and enlarged before our very eyes. Old landmarks are daily disappearing and there is a danger of numerous memories of the past passing with them. We are growing so wonderfully in wealth through the importance Of our com merce and in the size of our population by the accretion Of newcomers of many national origins and creeds, to whom for the most part the history of the romantic story Of Montreal in a sealed book, that a fuller presentation Of our development and growth is called for, to supplement previous sketches and to meet the condi tions of the hour. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.