Ridgeway: The American Fenian Invasion and the 1866 Battle that Made Canada The History of Canada
by Vronsky, PeterFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2012-03-07
Publisher(s): Penguin Global
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Summary
The Hidden History of Canada's First Battle
Table of Contents
| Introduction to the History of Canada Series | p. ix |
| List of Maps | p. xi |
| Preface: Ridgeway in the Acoustic Shadow of History | p. xxiii |
| The Fenian Threat and the Canadian Army | |
| The Fenian Cause | p. 3 |
| The Making of the Canadian Army, 1855-1866 | p. 12 |
| The Threat of Invasion, 1865-1866 | p. 23 |
| The Battle of Ridgeway | |
| The Fenian Invasion of Fort Erie, Morning, June 1, 1866 | p. 43 |
| The Military Response, Afternoon, June 1, 1866 | p. 60 |
| Marching Orders, Night, June 1-2, 1866 | p. 89 |
| Limestone Ridge, Morning, June 2,1866 | p. 119 |
| The Stand at Fort Erie, Afternoon, June 2,1866 | p. 164 |
| The Hidden History | |
| Booker's Run, June-July 1866 | p. 204 |
| The Dennis Inquiry, August-December 1866 | p. 241 |
| Ridgeway Forgotten, 1867-1890 | p. 262 |
| Memory and Remembrance, 1890-2010 | p. 280 |
| Notes | p. 296 |
| Bibliography | p. 347 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 367 |
| Index | p. 373 |
| Credits | p. 393 |
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