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Melville Prison and Deadman's Island - American and French Prisoners of War in Halifax 1794-1816

Anglais · Livre de poche

Expédition généralement dans un délai de min. 4 semaines (titre commandé spécialement)

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The first book on the little known story of Melville Prison and Deadman's Island.

A propos de l'auteur










BRIAN CUTHBERTSON is a leading historian of Nova Scotia. He has worked as an archivist for the Public Archives of Nova Scotia, is the former published and editor of the Nova Scotia Historical Review and is the former Head of Heritage for Nova Scotia. He has been writing on Nova Scotia history since he first published a biography in 1978 of Richard John Uniacke, entitled The Old Attorney General. Since his retirement in 1995 he has devoted much of his time to research and writing, and is the author of several books on Nova Scotia history, including illustrated histories of the towns of Lunenburg and Wolfville, John Cabot and the Voyage of the Matthew, Johnny Bluenose at the Polls: Epic Nova Scotian Election Battles 1758-1848, and The Halifax Citadel: Portrait of a Military Fortress

Résumé

A small island in Halifax's beautiful Northwest Arm was the site for a British military prison from 1794 to 1816. More than 10,000 French, Spanish and American seamen, privateers and soldiers passed through the prison during its 22-year existence.

Détails du produit

Auteurs Brian Cuthbertson
Edition Formac Publishing Company Limited
 
Langues Anglais
Format d'édition Livre de poche
Sortie 01.11.2010
 
EAN 9780887808371
ISBN 978-0-88780-837-1
Pages 96
Dimensions 208 mm x 226 mm x 10 mm
Poids 386 g
Thèmes Formac Illustrated History
Formac Illustrated History
Catégories Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres
Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Sciences politiques > Théories de l'Etat et administration politique

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