Clarke describes events in Nova Scotia leading up to the siege of Fort Cumberland by the Continental army in 1776 and argues that from the beginning of hostilities Nova Scotians' primary loyalty was to Britain. He examines the attitudes of the various players in the region - New England planters, Acadians, Native peoples, Yorkshiremen, and Scots-Irish - and their responses to the call to arms issued by the revolutionary forces in the thirteen colonies. Clarke is the first to take the Nova Scotia patriots seriously and explain their motives instead of damning them as rebels.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-294) and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.02/4
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
- General Note
- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn-nk
- ISBN
- 9780773565517
- LCCN
- E241.C96
- LCCN Item number
- C57 1995eb
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- Physical Description | Extent
- 1 electronic text (xv, 302 p.)
- Published in
- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
- System Control Number
- (CaBNVSL)jme00326183 (OCoLC)144083759 (CaOOCEL)401006
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- Mode of access: World Wide Web
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface: Tantramar Revisited 10
- Illustrations 17
- Introduction 32
- 1 Revolution Indigenous (January to May 1776) 48
- 2 Revolution Imported (June to October 1776) 74
- 3 The Shepody Outpost (29 October to 4 November) 115
- 4 Cumberland Creek Raid (5 November to 9 November) 131
- 5 The Fort Attack (10 November to 14 November) 157
- 6 The Vulture Reinforcement (15 November to 20 November) 176
- 7 Battle of Blazing Barns (21 November to 26 November) 194
- 8 The Camphill Rout (27 November to 29 November) 211
- Epilogue 234
- Appendix One: The Patriots 244
- Appendix Two: The Royal Fencible Americans 251
- Notes 260
- Index 324
- A 324
- B 325
- C 325
- D 326
- E 326
- F 326
- G 327
- H 327
- I 328
- J 328
- K 328
- L 328
- M 328
- N 329
- O 329
- P 329
- Q 330
- R 330
- S 330
- T 331
- U 331
- V 331
- W 331
- Y 331
