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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. An in-depth study of a British colony's reaction to and ultimate rejection of independence, The Siege of Fort Cumberland will be of great interest to colonial historians in Canada and the United States.
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About the Author
Clarke earned the B.A., B.D., and M.A. at the University of Toronto, continued his studies at the University of Chicago, and was awarded the D.Lit. from Leiden University in 1962.
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"A tour de force ... By skilfully exploiting a wealth of new detail on the Cumberland siege relative to the whole colony in the 1770s, Clarke's narrative makes an important and impressive contribution to knowledge. Above everything else it is the penetrating detail that makes this study so remarkable." David Bell, Law, University of New Brunswick.
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- PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 077351323X
- ISBN 13 9780773513235
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages304
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THE SIEGE OF FORT CUMBERLAND 1776 : an episode in the American Revolution
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. black cloth, dust jacket, xv, 302 pages : illustrations, maps, a very good copy in a fine d.j. front free end paper removed," In this absorbing study of divided loyalties in a British North American colony at the beginning of the American revolution, Ernest Clarke describes events 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 to explain their motives instead of damning them as rebels.". Seller Inventory # 1125559039
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Written by architect, town planner, and independent historian Ernest Clarke, this book provides an account of the events leading up to the siege of Fort Cumberland in 1776. The author argues that Nova Scotia was loyal to Britain, while taking into account the attitudes of the various groups affected by the conflict. This volume is in As New condition with a dust jacket also in As New condition. It appears to be inscribed on the front fly leaf, possibly by the author (written as "Ernie"). Seller Inventory # 175
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