Early Travellers in the Canadas, 1791-1867Gerald M. Craig Macmillan Company of Canada, 1955 - 300 páginas Extracts from the writings of thirty visitors of British North America, 1791-1867. |
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... American side , a fact apparently unknown to British travellers , although prominently noted in American guide books . 17 When asked during his trip to America in 1882 if the Falls were not wonderful , Wilde replied , " The wonder would ...
... American side , a fact apparently unknown to British travellers , although prominently noted in American guide books . 17 When asked during his trip to America in 1882 if the Falls were not wonderful , Wilde replied , " The wonder would ...
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... American troops . Their instinct was to remain neutral , a role made difficult by both British and American authorities . As the war went on , however , neutrality shaded into active participation in the fight against the American ...
... American troops . Their instinct was to remain neutral , a role made difficult by both British and American authorities . As the war went on , however , neutrality shaded into active participation in the fight against the American ...
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... American origin objected to taking such an oath . Fidler probably acquired his views on the oath con- troversy from Sir John Colborne , and from Tory leaders such as John Beverley Robinson and the Reverend John Strachan , whom he met at ...
... American origin objected to taking such an oath . Fidler probably acquired his views on the oath con- troversy from Sir John Colborne , and from Tory leaders such as John Beverley Robinson and the Reverend John Strachan , whom he met at ...
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