Louisbourg Portraits: Life in an Eighteenth-Century Garrison Town
by Moore, Christopher
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
Christopher Moore may be Canada’s most versatile writer of history. His first book, Louisbourg Portraits , won a Governor General’s Award and continues to delight readers, and his Loyalists: Revolution, Exile , Settlement won the Secretary of State’s Prize for Excellence in Canadian Studies. He co-authored the authoritative Illustrated History of Canada, and his history of Canada for young people, The Story of Canada (co-authored with Janet Lunn), was a bestseller and won the Mister Christie Award for Children’s Books. He has also written The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario’s Lawyers , Canada: Our Country (co-authored with Mark Kingwell), and 1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal . He has made many radio documentaries for CBC-Radio’s “Ideas” and writes a column for The Beaver. Christopher Moore lives in Toronto.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010132
- Title
- Louisbourg Portraits: Life in an Eighteenth-Century Garrison Town
- Author
- Moore, Christopher
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan of Canada
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Cape Breton, Canadian history, history, Maritimes, Maritime provinces
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Canadiana;
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