| The Final Year: The Story of HMS Nancy, Alexander Mackintosh, Miller Worsley and Events of the War of 1812 Contributor(s): Weckers, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 198346127X ISBN-13: 9781983461279 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $15.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) |
| Physical Information: 0.62" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.88 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of HMS Nancy during the War of 1812, and the men in charge, Alexander Mackintosh and Miller Worsley, woven into crucial events of the war during 1813 and 1814 on the Upper Great Lakes, including the British attacks on Fort Meigs, Fort Stephenson, the adventures of the Nancy in the St. Clair River, Lake Huron, Lake Manitoulin (now Georgian Bay), the American assault on For Mackinac. Mackintosh, conscripted into the service of the Provincial Marine meets and befriends Doctor Ogilvie, a Loyalist and also a conscript. Even though horrified by the brutality of warfare, they do not shy away from the task at hand: supply the troops, heal the troops. |