Overview
This book takes a detailed look at the fortifications of various types that were built from the times of the earliest British settlements in North America in the late 16th century until the end of the Seven Years' War, when France ceded New France to Britain. It begins with a study of the forts built by colonists on Roanoke Island between 1585 and 1590, and the famous settlements in Jamestown (Virginia) from 1607. It moves on to cover the British settlements that followed in New England, Nova Scotia and other points on the North American coast, as well as the Dutch fortified settlements in what are now the states of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey, and the Swedish forts in Delaware between 1638 and 1655.
Full Product Details
Author: René Chartrand (Author) ,
Donato Spedaliere
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Volume: 101
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.240kg
ISBN: 9781849081979
ISBN 10: 1849081972
Pages: 64
Publication Date: 20 January 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
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Language: English
Reviews
The book fills a gap in the coverage of Dutch and Swedish forts which are often missed in other books. - Joe Kaufmann, Site O<br><br> Author Rene Chartrand takes us on a quick, but not hurried, tour of forts built by the British, Dutch and Swedish colonies between the 16th and 18th centuries. The color recreations of select forts of the period are wonderful, as are the contemporary plans drawn and the photograph of the sites as they exist today. - Tim Kidwell, Model Retailer (March 2011)
The book fills a gap in the coverage of Dutch and Swedish forts which are often missed in other books. - Joe Kaufmann, Site O
Author Information
René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada’s National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 30 Osprey titles. He lives in Gatineau, Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Donato Spedaliere was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, and moved to Tuscany, Italy, at the age of ten, where he still lives today. He has studied in Florence, and served in the Italian Army as a paratrooper. Since 1995 he has worked as a professional freelance illustrator for publishers in Italy and abroad. His artworks are to be found in many books, encyclopaedias, magazines and museum collections. Recently he has worked on two movies, providing concept designs and matte paintings, as well as acting as supervisor of the special-effects team for the film Obulus.
