Louisbourg: A Living History Colourguide

by Susan Biagi

? la forteresse de Louisbourg, sur l'?le du Cap-Breton, le 18e si'cle renait Vous y trouverez les images, les sons et les sensations de la vie dans une ville militaire en 1744, tout juste avant la... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887803628
• ISBN13: 9780887803628
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Basicly a tour guide of the sight

This little book in its seventy two pages provides the reader a basic map and background of the existing reconstruction of Colonial Louisbourg. It serves quite well. Easy to read. Nicely illustrated. Personally, I would like one day for somebody to produce a three dimensional reconstruction of the entire colonial city, especially its great hospital.

OUTSTANDING Virtual Tour In Book Form!

This 72 page book is packed with excellent views of Louisbourg, artifacts, reenactors, food, interior & exterior views of homes, etc. by Norman Munroe. There are 171 full color photos, plus an excellent 3-D map.The author, Susan Biagi, covers the history of each building, gives helpful brief tourist information, includes short histories of some of the inhabitants, discusses the sieges, and writes a little about the reconstruction. This is NOT a definitive history of "all" of Louisbourg, but it is a valuable quick history no tourist should be without.For those who reenact or like historical subjects, the photos and cultural info are a big help. Face it, Louisbourg is remote for most, so this is the next best thing to being there and staying warm.The format is like a virtual tour, because each site has a brief history and several photos. Pages are cued to a tourmap/sitemap, so you can pick and choose at will while firmly knowing where you are. Because the author and photographer are locals, their insight on various locations surpasses in depth the typical guidebook.For F & I Reenactors, this is a "must-buy", like the Osprey books. (Companies Frances de la Marine are largely featured, but the Karrer Regt. is also shown.)