John G. Langley
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Canadian Confederate Cruiser
The Story of the Steamer Queen Victoria
Author: John G. LangleyPublisher: Nimbus Publishing
Canadian Confederate Cruiser tells the story of an elegant but unpretentious steamer that bore witness to the birth of a nation. In 1864, the Queen Victoria took the Fathers of Confederation from Quebec to Charlottetown and back. Long before she could be given the recognition she deserved, the Queen Victoria was lost in a hurricane off Cape Hatteras, the crew and passengers rescued by the American brig Ponvert. That incident and the events that followed it put the lost vessel into the international limelight and tweaked diplomatic relations between Canada and the United States.
John Langley, the author behind Steam Lion, the award-winning biography of Samuel Cunard, documents the life of this steamer and the unlikely cross-border tug-of-war that developed over her bell. In telling the Queen Victoria‘s story, Langley provides a better understanding of the social and political forces that led to Confederation, explaining the pivotal choices that were made.
| ISBN associated with this title: | 9781771086608 |
| Item | NB1363 |
| Publisher | Nimbus Publishing |
| Publisher | Nimbus Publishing |
| Published on | October 22 2018 |
| Language | eng |
| Pages | 192 |
| Format | Paperback |
| Dimensions | 9(in) x 6(in) |
| Shipping weight | 297(g) |
| Status | ACTIVE TITLE |
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