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Canadian Battles & Massacres 300 Years of Warfare and Atrocities on Canadian Soil
by Paterson, Thomas William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Seller
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Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Langley, BC: Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd.. Very Good in Fair dust jacket. 1977. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Boards show shelf wear, with tape repair on upper spine area. DJ is in poor shape with large 2" wide section missing from top back panel; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector, unclipped. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 248 pages; This book is broken up into five parts: Part one goes back to the 1600s, fighting the aboriginal population for the land, the siege at the Long Sault, the defence of Fort Vercheres etc., part two deals with the French - English wars such as Louisbourg, the Plains of Abraham etc., part three comes forward to the War of 1812. Part four deals with the problems of a growing country the French population of Quebec becoming restless under the largely English government, the Battle of Ridgeway also known as the Fenian uprising. Part five deals with the problems of a population spreading west , problems with Riel and the Metis and various other battles such as the Chilcotin War. .
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- Bookseller
- Ainsworth Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21816
- Title
- Canadian Battles & Massacres 300 Years of Warfare and Atrocities on Canadian Soil
- Author
- Paterson, Thomas William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Fair dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Publisher
- Stagecoach Publishing Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Langley, BC
- Date Published
- 1977
- Keywords
- Louisbourg, plains of abraham, fenians, Metis, Chilcotin war, long sault
- Bookseller catalogs
- Militaria; Law & True Crime;
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Ainsworth Books
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Chilliwack, British Columbia
About Ainsworth Books
Ainsworth Books was for many years a bricks and mortar store in Vancouver, BC. When we acquired the store, we moved to a location in Delta. After three years we moved the stock home and started operation as an online, by appointment only operation. I have worked with books my whole adult life and enjoy giving recommendations.
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