Author: Andrew Frederick HunterPublisher: Barrie, Ont. : The County Council
ISBN:
Category : Simcoe (Ont. : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
A History of Simcoe County
Author: Andrew Frederick HunterPublisher: Barrie, Ont. : The County Council
ISBN:
Category : Simcoe (Ont. : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Primary Sources in Canadian Working Class History, 1860-1930
Author: Russell G. HannPublisher: Kitchener, Ont. : Dumont Press
ISBN:
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 198
Book Description
" The work of four young historians, Primary Sources in Canadian Working Class History: 1860-1930, was months in preparation. It led its compilers thousands of miles across the North American continent. Unwilling to leave a single stone unturned or a local historical society undisturbed in their quest for source materials on the Canadian working class, they braved drunken drivers, motor accidents, the rare librarian full of wrath, archival dust in near lethal doses, and the annual meeting of the Canadian Historical Association in order to bring you this scintillating book. No effort has been spared to make this bibliography first-rate. From the archives to the print shop the compilers were with this project longer than anyone cares to remember. Advance notices have been extremely warm." –Publisher
Archivaria
Author: To The Call of Bugles
Author: Bill OpenshawPublisher: McNidder & Grace
ISBN: 0857162519
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
This highly readable illustrated biography on the Percy Tenantry Volunteers has been written with exclusive access to the current Duke of Northumberland's treasure trove of archive records. This book is for anyone interested in military history, especially Revolutionary and the Napoleonic war period, and for those looking at the local history of Northumberland, and especially Alnwick Castle. The history of Britain's conflict with France between 1793 and 1815 is well documented. Nevertheless, one aspect that has scant coverage, is that of the role of Volunteers. In 1798, afraid of impending invasion by France's all-conquering armies the British desperately needed to defend their shores. To The Call of Bugles reveals, for the first time, how among those who stood forward in Home Guard style military bodies, there was no finer example than that of the valiant Percy Tenantry Volunteers, created by the 2nd Duke of Northumberland, General Hugh Percy. This amateur body of men, 1,500 strong, consisting of cavalry, artillery and riflemen, was put together, trained, armed, dressed and operated by General Hugh Percy. This book provides stories from the original volunteers, an in-depth understanding of how such a corps was organised and reveals how they were fashioned into an elite and innovative fighting force.
Catalogue Raisonné
Author: Rickey, Mallory & CoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Edward E. Ayer Collection of Americana and American Indians in the Newberry Library
Author: Newberry LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
Historical Atlas of Canada: From the beginning to 1800
Author: Donald P. (Peter) KerrPublisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 0802024955
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Uses maps to illustrate the development of Canada from the last ice sheet to the end of the eighteenth century
The Davenports of Simcoe County
Author: Pamela L. TessierPublisher: Pamela L. Tessier
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Army History
Author: Fort Niagara
Author: Patricia Kay ScottPublisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1663254591
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Fort Niagara is located at the northern mouth of the Niagara River about twelve miles from Niagara Falls. This scenic river and world-famous tourist area, which is now shared by the United States and Canada, was Iroquois territory in the 18th century being fought over by France and England. Fort Niagara: The British Occupation 1759–1796 dramatically portrays how the British Army took Fort Niagara from the French and Indians in 1759 and held it for thirty-seven years while Indian, French, British, and American warriors and diplomates vied for control of the Niagara River and its portage route into the Great Lake. If the men who garrisoned Fort Niagara joined up to “see the world,” they probably didn’t anticipate being stationed at this isolated frontier post. It is doubtful that few, if any, of the thousands who served at Fort Niagara recalled their time there as the best part of their military life, even as one British officer wrote home that it wasn’t as bad as he had expected. Some died at the fort, in raids out of the fort, or by accidents in the icy cold and volatile waters of the Great Lakes. Others, thinking they were on their way home for a welcomed leave, were unexpectedly rerouted to Boston in 1775 and fought in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, and other famous battles of the Revolution. This second book about Fort Niagara by Patricia Kay Scott and William E. Utley carries on the history presented in Fort Niagara, the Key to the Indian Oceans and the French Movement to Dominate North America, published in 2019.