The battle for the fourteenth colony : America's war of liberation in Canada, 1774-1776 /

The battle for the fourteenth colony : America's war of liberation in Canada, 1774-1776 /

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Author / Creator:Anderson, Mark R.
Imprint:Hanover, New Hampshire : University Press of New England, [2013]
Description:xiv, 438 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Language:English
Subject:
American Revolution (1775-1783)
Canadian Invasion (1775-1776)
Siege of Québec (Québec : 1775-1776)
Canadian Invasion, 1775-1776.
Military campaigns.
Québec (Québec) -- History -- Siege, 1775-1776.
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns.
Québec -- Québec.
United States.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9804857
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ISBN:9781611684971 (cloth : alk. paper)
1611684978 (cloth : alk. paper)
9781611684988 (ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-429) and index.
Summary:"In this dramatic retelling of one of history's great "what-ifs", Mark R. Anderson examines the American colonies' campaign to bing Quebec into the Continental confederation and free the Canadians from British "tyranny." -- jacket flap.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Maps
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. The Only Link Wanting: The First Continental Congress Invites Canada
  • Chapter 2. New Subjects to the King: Canadians and the Province of Quebec
  • Chapter 3. Fuel for Rebellion: The British Party and the Quebec Act of 1774
  • Chapter 4. Authors and Agitators: Patriot Correspondence and John Brown's Mission
  • Chapter 5. Preemptive Strikes: Ticonderoga and Fort St-Jean
  • Chapter 6. That Damned Absurd Word "Liberty": Quebec's Own Rebellion
  • Chapter 7. To Erect the Glorious Standard of American Liberty in Canada: The Decision to Intervene
  • Chapter 8. The Canadians Opened the Road: Continentals and Partisans on the Richelieu River
  • Chapter 9. The Treachery and Villainy of the Canadians: Collaboration, Resistance, and Siege in the Montreal District
  • Chapter 10. Another Path to the Heart of Quebec: Canada's Capital, Hannibal's Heir, and the Kennebec. Expedition
  • Chapter 11. To Winter in Canada: "Free" Montréal and Fortress Québec
  • Chapter 12. Time to Consider Politics: The Continental Congress, the Northern Army, and a Committee for Canada
  • Chapter 13. Contest of Wills at Québec: The Fortress Capital-Key to Victory?
  • Chapter 14. The Question of Loyalists: General Wooster and "Liberated" Montréal, 1775
  • Chapter 15. A Critical Month: Wooster's Montréal, January 1776
  • Chapter 16. Evolving Occupation: Montréal and the Struggle for the Canadian Spirit
  • Chapter 17. A Spirit of Cooperation and Understanding: William Goforth, Jean-Baptiste Badeauxj and Trois-Rivières
  • Chapter 18. Patriot Zealots: Benedict Arnold, Canadian Patriots, and the Québec City Blockade
  • Chapter 19. Spring of Unrest: A Canadian Battle in the Quebec District
  • Chapter 20. A Late-Changing Cast: New Continental Leadership for Canada
  • Chapter 21. May Tides: New Arrivals and Massive Change for the Province
  • Chapter 22. The Sad Necessity of Abandoning Canada: Military Collapse and the End of the Canadian Continental Experience
  • Chapter 23. The Causes of the Miscarriages in Canada: Carleton and Congress Investigate the Failures
  • Conclusion: Misinterpretations and Missteps in a War to Spread Democracy
  • Appendix 1. Canadian Voices: A Note on Sources
  • Appendix 2. The Polarized Legacy of General David Wooster
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index
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