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The Far Reaches of Empire: War in Nova Scotia, 1710�1760
by
John Grenier
The Far Reaches of Empire chronicles the half century of Anglo-American efforts to establish dominion in Nova Scotia, an important French foothold in the New World. John Grenier examines the conflict of cultures and peoples in the colonial Northeast through the lens of military history as he tells how Britons and Yankees waged a tremendously efficient counterinsurgency tha...more
Hardcover, 288 pages
Published
March 15th 2008
by University of Oklahoma Press
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A clear and detailed account of the most turbulent time in the history of Nova Scotia. Free from the nationalistic biases and hyperbole that marr too many other books about this period, this well-reasoned volume places the battle for Acadia in the larger context of eighteenth century empire building. It also contains a comprehensive bibliography and review of the relevant literature.
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