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

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