Fortress of Louisbourg
by John Fortier
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0195403029
- ISBN 13
- 9780195403022
- Seller
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WESTBANK, British Columbia, Canada
Item Price
$27.95$25.16
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About This Item
27 x 23 cm- A tight and unmarked copy-" Louisbourg is basically Canada's Williamsburg though a bit bigger. And this picture book is about the part the Canadians rebuilt which is only a tiny portion of the remains. They rebuilt the demi bastion, the King's Bastion, and Governor's palace. But most, including the Hospital, are not touched and still lie underground. Louisbourg is not one of the most meaningful names in American history yet in 1745 it was the first great victory achieved by American forces starting the American military traditions. New England Militia came. Laid siege. And they took it. Over a thousand of them are buried there. Having died under conditions that make Valley Forge look like a Beach resort. The British gave it back. And then they had to retake it in 1759, after which they expelled the inhabitants and leveled the place. In the 1970s Canada in a Public Works Project rebuilt part of the place for Tourists."- Michael N. Ryan
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Details
- Bookseller
- MAD HATTER BOOKSTORE (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20220
- Title
- Fortress of Louisbourg
- Author
- John Fortier
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0195403029
- ISBN 13
- 9780195403022
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8 vo
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