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Product Identifiers
PublisherFirefly Books, The Limited
ISBN-101552979059
ISBN-139781552979051
eBay Product ID (ePID)30775612
Product Key Features
Book TitleWolfe and Montcalm : Their Lives, Their Times, and the Fate of a Continent
Number of Pages296 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCanada / Pre-Confederation (To 1867), United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775)
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorJoy Carroll
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight19.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
ReviewsThis isn't just another dry history book... engaging intimate look at their lives... A must-read for every Canadian history buff., Colorful and concise... social and military history at its most readable -- vivid accessible and full of interesting detail., Easy-reading take on the grand events... accessible history and the perfect casual reader's primer before walking on those hallowed fields, with or without the kids., It's rare for a history to have this compulsive page-turning quality, but it's here... well written, well researched, and provides a lively and readable look at our own history. It's the sort of book that brings history to life., Popular history at its best -- accessible and informative...a splendid introduction to an important event... an engaging portrait., Popular history at its best -- accessible and informative. It is a splendid introduction to an important event in Canadian history and an engaging portrait of a time whose heroes and villains held the fate of much of North America in their hands., This isn't just another dry history book... an engaging intimate look at their lives... A must-read for every Canadian history buff., Compulsive page-turning quality... well written, well researched... lively and readable... brings history to life., Colorful and concise... a fresh telling of a seminal event in Canadian history... a fascinating story... social and military history at its most readable -- vivid accessible and full of interesting detail.
Dewey Decimal973
Table Of ContentPrologue Part One Wolfe's Military Heritage Horrors and Heroics Montcalm's Army Career Whispers at Court Siege of Fort William Henry Ticonderoga: Montcalm's Stunning Victory Unrest in the Colony Part Two The Walls of Louisbourg The Worst Posting in Canada The King and His Mistress Hoping for Another Miracle Bitter Exchanges: Townshend and Wolfe Montmorency Falls: Wolfe's First Major Defeat General Wolfe Is on the Recovery Wolfe's Letter to Pitt Part Three A Hazardous Scheme Enemy Forces Seem Considerable The Plains of Abraham Wolfe Killed, Montcalm Fatally Wounded Holding the Fort A Public Scandal A Final Clash The Honours of War Afterword Bibliography Index
SynopsisThe 1759 battle on the Plains of Abraham, fought under James Wolfe and Louis-Joseph Montcalm, shaped North American and European history. Insightful and using primary-source material, this is the story of two contrasting individuals and their time., A fascinating profile of two generals who shaped history. In 1759, after the battle on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec City, the English general James Wolfe and the French general, Louis-Joseph Montcalm lay mortally wounded, each hit by a sniper's bullet. Neither could know that the outcome on the Plains of Abraham would shape the history of both the United States and Canada. After researching letters and journals and reading dozens of books, Joy Carroll has written a compelling account of the lives and times of the two generals which is both intimate and entertaining while maintaining the highest standards of historical accuracy. The generals shed their stuffy textbook images and emerge as real people who were brave, ambitious and colorful and coped with trials that would have broken the spirits of lesser men. Wolfe and Montcalm is packed with fascinating accounts of the generals' mothers, lovers, friends, enemies, kings and moments of consuming passion, and the events that led up to the battle that changed the course of history. Find out what these men were really like. Read the true story of how they ended up in the French colony. How the British government failed Wolfe and the rulers of France abandoned Montcalm and how Wolfe won. Although the battle on the Plains of Abraham is the centerpiece of this work, the book also presents a rich tapestry of eighteenth century North America, France and England.
LC Classification NumberE199
