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- ISBN
- 9780864924261
- Book Title
- Road to Canada : the Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec
- Item Length
- 7.7in
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.3in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History
- Topic
- Canada / General, Civil / Highway & Traffic, General, Modern / 19th Century, Military / Canada, Canada / Pre-Confederation (To 1867)
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 4.9 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 120 Pages
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Since the last Ice Age, the only safe route into Canada's interior during the winter started at the Bay of Fundy and followed the main rivers north to the St. Lawrence River through what is now New Brunswick. Aboriginal people used this route as a major highway in all seasons and the great imperial powers followed their lead. The Grand Communications Route, as it was then called, was the only conduit for people, information and goods passing back and forth between the interior settlements and the wider world and became the backbone of empire for both England and France in their centuries of warfare over this territory. It was Joseph Robineau de Villebon, a commandant in Acadie, who first made strategic use of the route in time of war because he understood its importance in the struggle for North America. A strategic link between the Atlantic colonies and Quebec, the French made extensive use of the route to communicate and move troops between the northern settlements and Fort Beaus jour, Louisbourg, and Port-Royal. The British put great effort into maintaining and fortifying the route, building major coastal forts at Saint John to guard its entrance and erecting garrisons and blockhouses all along the way to the St Lawrence, first as a defence against the French and then to ward off the Americans. The route also played a key role in the American Revolution as well as the Aroostook War of 1839 that saw bodies of troops lining each side of the border extending from St. Andrews (NB) and Calais (ME) to Madawaska. In 1842, the Grand Communications Route and the Webster-Ashburton Treaty determined the location of the Canada--US border. It is still in use today: the Trans-Canada Highway and Route 7 follow its path. As well as telling the story of the Grand Communications Route from the earliest human habitation of the area, The Road to Canada describes the historic sites, forts, blockhouses and other historic remains that can still be visited today, including Martello Tower (Saint John), the Fort Hughes blockhouse (Oromocto), the Fort Fairfield blockhouse (Fort Fairfield, ME), Le Fortin du Petit-Sault (Edmundston), the Fort Kent blockhouse (Fort Kent, ME) and Fort Ingall (Cabano, QC). The Road to Canada is the fifth volume in the New Brunswick Military Heritage Series.
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Publisher
Goose Lane Editions
ISBN-10
0864924267
ISBN-13
9780864924261
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46741444
Product Key Features
Book Title
Road to Canada : the Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Canada / General, Civil / Highway & Traffic, General, Modern / 19th Century, Military / Canada, Canada / Pre-Confederation (To 1867)
Publication Year
2005
Genre
Technology & Engineering, Transportation, History
Number of Pages
120 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
0.3in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
4.9 Oz
Additional Product Features
Series Volume Number
5
Lc Classification Number
F1043.C36 2005
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A neat little narrative that weaves not only a story of the development of secure communications, but how that development was linked to settlement policies, military strategy, communications, technological evolution and international disputes. As far as this reviewer knows, this is the only book length study of this aspect of the route., "A neat little narrative that weaves not only a story of the development of secure communications, but how that development was linked to settlement policies, military strategy, communications, technological evolution and international disputes. As far as this reviewer knows, this is the only book length study of this aspect of the route." - Canadian Army Journal
Copyright Date
2005
Lccn
2005-434014
Dewey Decimal
971.5/1
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
New Brunswick Military Heritage Ser.
Dewey Edition
0
Illustrated
Yes
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