Loyalties in Conflict: A Canadian Borderland in War and Rebellion,1812-1840

by J.I. Little

Book Overview

Despite their strategic location on the American border, the townships of Lower Canada have been largely ignored in studies of the War of 1812 and the Rebellions of 1837-38. Originally settled by Loyalists from New York, and followed by much larger numbers of land seekers from New England, this was a potentially volatile borderland during British-American conflicts. J.I. Little's Loyalties in Conflict examines how the allegiance to British authority...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802095259
• ISBN13: 9780802095251
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher