Revisiting 1759 : the conquest of Canada in historical perspective / edited by Phillip Buckner and John G. Reid.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Buckner, Phillip A. (Phillip Alfred), 1942-

Reid, John G., 1948-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Québec Campaign, Québec, 1759.

Plains of Abraham, Battle of the, Québec, 1759.

Canada--History--1763-1791.

Canada.

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 280 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2012]

Contents:

1 Introduction / Phillip Buckner Buckner, Phillip, John G. Reid Reid, John G. 3

2 'One more card to play': Revisiting Wolfe's Final Stratagem at Quebec / Stephen Brumwell Brumwell, Stephen 19

3 Crossing the Line? The British Army and the Application of European 'Rules of War' in the Quebec Campaign / Matthew C. Ward Ward, Matthew C. 44

4 Falling into Oblivion? Canada and the French Monarchy, 1759-1783 / Francois-Joseph Ruggiu Ruggiu, Francois-Joseph 69

5 1759: The Perils of Success / Jack P. Greene Greene, Jack P. 95

6 The Slow Process of Conquest: Huron-Wendat Responses to the Conquest of Quebec, 1697-1791 / Thomas Peace Peace, Thomas 115

7 The Consequences of the Conquest: Quebec and British Politics, 1760-1774 / Stephen Conway Conway, Stephen 141

8 Commercial Interest and Political Allegiance: The Origins of the Quebec Act / Heather Welland Welland, Heather 166

9 The Conquered and the Conqueror: The Mutual Adaptation of the Canadiens and the British in Quebec, 1759-1775 / Donald Fyson Fyson, Donald 190

10 'Delivered from all your distresses': The Fall of Quebec and the Remaking of Nova Scotia / Barry M. Moody Moody, Barry M. 218

11 'Cutting heads from shoulders': The Conquest of Canada in Gaelic Thought, 1759-1791 / Matthew P. Dziennik Dziennik, Matthew P. 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442644076

1442644079

9781442612426

1442612428

OCLC:

780360646