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  • Fire and Desolation The Revolutionary War's 1778 Campaign as Waged from Quebec and Niagara Against the American Frontiers
    Author:

    Watt, Gavin K.

    Summary:

    Following a disastrous campaign in 1777, the alliance between the Six Nations and the British Crown became seriously strained.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Gavin K. Watt's Revolutionary Canadian History 6-Book Bundle Fire and Desolation / Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy / and 4 more
    Author:

    Watt, Gavin K.

    Summary:

    This special bundle collects six titles by military history specialist Gavin K. Watt.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • The Burning of the Valleys Daring Raids from Canada Against the New York Frontier in the Fall of 1780
    Author:

    Watt, Gavin K.

    Summary:

    In the fifth year of the War of Independence, while the Americans focused on the British thrust against the Carolinas, the Canadian Department waged a decisive campaign against the northern frontie

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • A Dirty, Trifling Piece of Business Volume 1: The Revolutionary War as Waged from Canada in 1781
    Author:

    Watt, Gavin K.

    ,

    Morrison, James F.

    ,

    Smy, William A.

    Summary:

    By 1781, the sixth year of the American rebellion, British strategic focus had shifted from the northern states to concentrate in the south.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Political science

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  • Flight from Famine The Coming of the Irish to Canada
    Author:

    MacKay, Donald

    Summary:

    One of Canada's founding peoples, the Irish arrived in the Newfoundland fishing stations as early as the seventeenth century.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley The St. Leger Expedition of 1777
    Author:

    Watt, Gavin K.

    Summary:

    In the summer of 1777, while the British and the Americans were engaged in the bitter American Revolution, a massive campaign was launched from Canada into New York State. Brigadier Barry St.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Scotland Farewell The People of the Hector
    Author:

    MacKay, Donald

    Summary:

    This is the story of the Highland Scots who sailed to Pictou, Nova Scotia, in 1773 aboard the brig Hector.

    Genre: History and geography, True adventure stories

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  • The Lumberjacks
    Author:

    MacKay, Donald

    Summary:

    Short-listed for the 1978 Governor General’s Award for Non-Fiction The 19th century spawned a unique breed of men who took pride in their woodsmen skills and rough codes of conduct.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy America's First Attempt to Bring Liberty to Canada,1775-1776
    Author:

    Watt, Gavin K.

    Summary:

    Historian Gavin K. Watt offers a fresh interpretation of the 1775 Invasion of Canada.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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  • Gavin K. Watt's Revolutionary Canadian History 5-Book Bundle The Burning of the Valleys/A Dirty, Trifling Piece of Business/I Am Heartily Ashamed/Poisoned by Lies and Hypocrisy/Rebellion in the Mohawk Valley
    Author:

    Watt, Gavin K.

    Summary:

    This special bundle collects five titles by military history specialist Gavin K. Watt.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography

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