{"product_id":"half-hearted-enemies-nova-scotia-new-england-and-the-war-of-1812-9780887806575","title":"Half-Hearted Enemies: Nova Scotia, New England and the War of 1812","description":"The untold chapter of reluctant enemies caught up in a continental war\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the US declared war on Great Britain in 1812, the Canadian colonies found themselves committed to armed conflict with their American neighbours. While Upper and Lower Canada became the main battlegrounds, Nova Scotia was reluctant to disrupt its lucrative trade with New England and immediately established a truce so that commerce could continue to flow freely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this book author John Boileau explores many aspects of the involvement of Nova Scotia in the War of 1812. He recounts many of the famous privateering and naval escapades up and down the coast, including the most famous prize, USS Chesapeake, which was captured by the Royal Navy and brought into Halifax Harbour. Halifax was also the site of the military prison where, over the course of the war, 10,000 men endured overcrowded and unhealthy living conditions. In May 2005 a ceremony will take place in Halifax to memorialize the 200 American prisoners who died in Melville Island prison.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the war many escaped slaves found passage to Nova Scotia. This book reveals that instead of peace and prosperity the refugees found prejudice, hardship and smallpox.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book sets out the history of a war whose spoils helped to establish Dalhousie College (now Dalhousie University) and the Cambridge Military Library (Halifax).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Boileau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Formac Publishing Company Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.12w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780887806575","brand":"Formac Publishing Company Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080117371017,"sku":"9780887806575","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d1eb9e86-202c-42cd-86cf-cd1f9ac70a08.jpg?v=1782237342","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/half-hearted-enemies-nova-scotia-new-england-and-the-war-of-1812-9780887806575","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}