A Journal: or full account of the late expedition to Canada. With an appendix containing commissions, orders, instructions, letters, memorials, courts-martial, councils of war, &c relating thereto

by WALKER, Sir Hovenden

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Book desription: London: printed for D.Browne, W. Mears and G. Strahan, 1720. Octavo. (7 1/2 x 4 11/16 inches). Contemporary speckled calf, covers with single gilt fillet border, spine in six compartments with raised bands, brown morocco lettering-piece in the second compartment. The fine Francke/Macclesfield copy of this first-hand record of an ill-fated New England-inspired attempt to unseat the French in Canada, written by the chief protagonist "Walker presents a defense of his unfortunate 1711 expedition against Canada, which operated from Boston and was of New England instigation. Having distinguished himself in the West Indies, he was placed in command of the naval forces. Ill fortune attended the enterprise, eight transports being cast away and nearly 900 soldiers drowned...the expedition was a total failure and Sir Hovenden was arraigned for his conduct. He underwent great persecution, his name being struck from the Admiral's list...He later went to Carolina, but returned to England and published the Journal" (Lande). European Americana 720/236; Lande 886; Sabin 101050; TPL 148.

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