Citizens, Colonists, Pioneers! These three words trace America's history back to the earliest forms of "the New World was called America." But who paved the way for the pioneers of the Old World, and what kept them safe in the New? The book's title, Elizabeth Sea Dog, provides the only...

It is impossible to attempt an exhaustive Canadian "water history" here. You need a series. But at least the first attempt to give a general idea of ​​the details of such a story: kayaks and canoes used by Eskimos and Indians before the arrival of white men and are used today; small boats...

International disputes that end in war are generally not issues of absolute right and wrong. There may also be issues of conflicting rights. But if both parties have rights; often it turns out that the party taking the initiative is motivated by its national desire and legal rights. This is best...

Almost all of Carleton's first eight years as governor of Canada were devoted to civil affairs. The next four also focus on the war. This is the account of how Carleton and his multiethnic army repelled the American invasion of Quebec. This is the first time French and British forces have teamed up...

Any life of Wolfe's can be artificially simplified by treating his purely military work as a stand-alone rather than part of a larger whole. But since this treatment completely misrepresents his accomplishments, this little sketch, taken straight from the source, attempts to show him for what he...

Of course, Montcalm is a very prominent figure in any New France story. This book provides a brief overview of the history of the French Montcalm family and its importance in the war. It went on to emigrate to Canada with his descendants and defend the French colony of Ticonderoga....

Lewisburg was not just an isolated stronghold that could be lost or gained without affecting the broader issue of overseas domination. Rather, it was a necessary link in the chain of coastal posts that connected France to the United States across the Atlantic, the St. Lawrence, the Great Lakes, and...