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

Description

Chronicles of Canada series: Volume 08

Details

Language

Duration

~2 hours (159K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2004-07-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

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

About the author

William Wood

1864–1947

A Canadian historian, naturalist, and Scout leader, he wrote lively books on the history of Canada and the wider British Empire. Best known for works such as The Fight for Canada, he helped bring military and colonial history to a broad general audience.

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