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Wolfe and Montcalm: Their Lives, Their Times, and the Fate of a Continent

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A fascinating profile of two generals who shaped history.

In 1759, after the battle at the Plains of Abraham outdoor Quebec City, the English general James Wolfe and the French general, Louis-Joseph Montcalm lay mortally wounded, each and every hit by a sniper’s bullet. Neither could know that the outcome at the Plains of Abraham would shape the history of both the US and Canada.

After researching letters and journals and reading dozens of books, Joy Carroll has written a compelling account of the lives and times of the two generals which is both intimate and entertaining at the same time as maintaining the highest standards of historical accuracy. The generals shed their stuffy textbook images and emerge as real people who were brave, ambitious and colorful and coped with trials that would have broken the spirits of lesser men.

Wolfe and Montcalm is packed with fascinating accounts of the generals’ mothers, lovers, friends, enemies, kings and moments of consuming passion, and the events that led up to the battle that changed the course of history. Find out what these men were actually like. Read the real story of how they ended up in the French colony. How the British government failed Wolfe and the rulers of France abandoned Montcalm and how Wolfe won. Even if the battle at the Plains of Abraham is the centerpiece of this work, the book also presents a wealthy tapestry of eighteenth century North The us, France and England.

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