Cheryl MacDonald

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Canada West Attacked

Canada West Attacked

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes the Fenian attack on Canada West in 1866 19 $1.90 Add
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Conclusion

Conclusion

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Details what can be learned from the British gunboats being stationed in Canada from 1866-1868 and outlines questions that still need to be answered. 5 $0.50 Add
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Dealing with the Neighbours

Dealing with the Neighbours

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes Canada’s relationship with America and the friction that was occurring in the 1860s. 15 $1.50 Add
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Discipline and Desertion

Discipline and Desertion

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes the discipline that was expected of British Navy sailors in the mid-1860s and details what happened to deserters. 23 $2.30 Add
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Epilogue

Epilogue

Maintaining a Presence

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes how the British gunboats were moved around to maintain a presence in the area even though they saw little action from 1866-1868. 6 $0.60 Add
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Improvising a Navy

Improvising a Navy

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Details the response to the Fenian attack of 1866 and how a navy was brought together in the 1860s to defend Canada. 35 $3.50 Add
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Jolly Jack Tar

Jolly Jack Tar

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes the citizens response to the British gunboats in 1866 and details the citizenry’s interaction with sailors. 21 $2.10 Add
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Prologue

Prologue

Welcome Guests

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Describes how the citizens of Dunnville, Canada welcomed the crew of Her Majesty’s Britomart in 1866 when it was stationed there. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Fenian Threat

The Fenian Threat

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Details the rise of the Fenians, their goals, and their invasion of Canada in the 1860s. 19 $1.90 Add
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The Gunboats Arrive

The Gunboats Arrive

From: Gunboats on the Great Lakes 1866-68

Details the arrival of the British gunboats — Britomart, Heron, Cherub — to Ontario in the summer of 1866. 20 $2.00 Add