The Great Fortress : A chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760

by William Wood

EN·~2 hours·7 chapters

Chapters

7 total

PREFACE

1:14

CHAPTER I — THE LAST SEA LINK WITH FRANCE - 1720-1744

27:45

CHAPTER II — THE SEA LINK LOST - 1745

1:00:19

CHAPTER III — THE LINK RECOVERED - 1748

19:06

CHAPTER IV — LOST FOR EVER - 1758

52:01

CHAPTER V — ANNIHILATION - 1760

3:45

BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

2:00

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Description

Chronicles of Canada series: Volume 08

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Duration

~2 hours (159K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

Jul 1, 2004

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6026

Subjects

Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History -- Siege, 1745 Louisbourg (N.S.) -- History -- Siege, 1758 F1001

About the author

William Wood

1864–1947

A lively Canadian historian, soldier, and naturalist, he wrote popular history with a strong sense of drama and detail. His books often explored key moments in early Canadian and North American history, especially the War of 1812 and the struggle for Canada.

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