The Battle For Nova Scotia: A Trilogy of Tales

FRENCH, THEN AMERICAN, ATTEMPTS TO SEIZE THE BRITISH COLONY OF NOVA SCOTIA THE 1740S TO 1780S, AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS, WHO INTERACT WITH HISTORICAL PERSONS OF THE PERIOD. THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTER, BRYAN HAWKINS, IS A BRITISH SAILOR CAPTURED BY A FRENCH PRIVATEER AND FORCED BY THE FRENCH GOVERNOR OF 'ILE ROYALE'.TO EMBARK ON A MISSION AIMED AT RETRIEVING A FRENCH SHIP AND CREW. MISSION SUCCESSFUL, HAWKINS JOINS THE CREW OF A BRITISH PROVINCIAL SLOOP, IS CAPTURED BY FRENCH AND FIRST NATION WARRIORS, ESCAPES, AND THEN CHANGES PROFESSIONS TO BECOME A COLONIAL RANGER. WITH THE END OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR, HAWKINS SETTLES IN NOVA SCOTIA WITH HIS WIFE, GISELE, AND THEIR GROWING FAMILY, BUT THEIR PEACEFUL EXISTENCE IS INTERRUPTED BY THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, WITH HAWKINS ONCE AGAIN FIGHTING FOR THE BRITISH CROWN.

Author: Ronald Gaffney
Publisher: Ronald G. Publishing
Published: 08/18/2023
Pages: 392
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.07d
ISBN: 9781959173946

About the Author
Gaffney, Ronald: - ETIRED LAWYER LIVING IN FREDERICTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CANADA. ATTENDED ST. FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY, ANTIGONISH, NOVA SCOTIA, AND UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK LAW SCHOOL, FREDERICTON NEW BRUNSWICK. AUTHOR OF SEVEN TITLES, INCLUDING THE ABOVEMENTIONED NOVEL. MARRIED WITH FIVE GRANDCHILDREN AND ONE GREAT-GRANDCHILD.

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