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Informationen zum Autor A. J. B. Johnston is a longtime historian with Parks Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Storied Shores: St. Peter's, Isle Madame, and Chapel Island in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Control and Order: The Evolution of French Colonial Louisbourg, 1713-1758; and Life and Religion at Louisbourg, 1713-1758. Klappentext A. J. B. Johnston is a longtime historian with Parks Canada. He is the author of numerous books, including Storied Shores: St. Peter¿s, Isle Madame, and Chapel Island in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Control and Order: The Evolution of French Colonial Louisbourg, 1713¿1758; and Life and Religion at Louisbourg, 1713¿1758. Zusammenfassung The story of what happened at the colonial fortified town of Louisbourg between 1749 and 1758 is one of the great dramas of the history of Canada! indeed North America. This book presents the dramatic military and social history of this short-lived and significant fortress! seaport! and community! and the citizens who made it their home. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsTerminology and DatesList of Illustrations Prologue: The Book Ahead Chapter 1: Opening Moves, 1749 Chapter 2: Middle Game, 1750-1755 Chapter 3: The Match Heightens, 1756-1757 Chapter 4: Beginning of the End, Early 1758 Chapter 5: This Time For Real, 1-7 June 1758 Chapter 6: Attack and Defend, 8 June-27 July 1758 Chapter 7: Winner Take All Appendices
