Louisbourg Portraits

by Christopher Moore

By Canadian historian Christopher Moore, not the American humor/fantasy author with the same name.

Each year, thousands of tourists flock to the Fortress of Louisbourg on the coast of Cape Breton Island to visit the reconstruction of part of the original eighteenth-century fort and town. Using the same records, diaries, letters, and charts that were used to recreate the site, Moore restores to vivid life five people who actually walked the streets of the colony over two hundred years ago. First published in 1982, this bestselling book of fascinating true stories represents what historian Desmond Morton calls “social history as it should be written.”

Genres: History, Canada

302 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

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Christopher Moore has been described as Canada's most versatile writer of history. Twice a winner of the Governor General's Award (and other literary prizes), he writes widely about Canadian history for adults and children. He has also developed historical materials for historic sites, museums, radio, and television, and he speaks frequently to a wide variety of audiences.

He writes a long-running column on history and historians for Canada's History Magazine. A past chair of the Writers' Union of Canada, Christopher Moore lives in Toronto.

Reviews

[Bob · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book,while not a history book, gives one the flavor of life in Louisbourg in the 18th century. Louisbourg played prominently in the struggle between the French, British, and Americans multiple times in multiple conflicts. It's industry even prompted specific requirements in the treaties that ended the wars.
Anyone interested in the French and Indian War and the American Revolution will appreciate these "portraits".