Product Description

A fascinating profile of two generals who shaped history.

In 1759, after the battle on the Plains of Abraham outside Quebec City, the English general James Wolfe and the French general, Louis-Joseph Montcalm lay mortally wounded, each hit by a sniper's bullet. Neither could know that the outcome on the Plains of Abraham would shape the history of both the United States and Canada.

After researching letters and journals and reading dozens of books, Joy Carroll has written a compelling account of the lives and times of the two generals which is both intimate and entertaining while maintaining the highest standards of historical accuracy. The generals shed their stuffy textbook images and emerge as real people who were brave, ambitious and colorful and coped with trials that would have broken the spirits of lesser men.

Wolfe and Montcalm is packed with fascinating accounts of the generals' mothers, lovers, friends, enemies, kings and moments of consuming passion, and the events that led up to the battle that changed the course of history. Find out what these men were really like. Read the true story of how they ended up in the French colony. How the British government failed Wolfe and the rulers of France abandoned Montcalm and how Wolfe won. Although the battle on the Plains of Abraham is the centerpiece of this work, the book also presents a rich tapestry of eighteenth century North America, France and England.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #365879 in Books
• Published on: 2004-07-03
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 1.15 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 296 pages

Review
A compellingly readable account... fast-paced, entertaining and historically accurate. (Andrew Armitage Owen Sound Sun Times 20040819)

This isn't just another dry history book... engaging intimate look at their lives... A must-read for every Canadian history buff. (Liz Grogan Good Times 20040822)

Easy-reading take on the grand events... accessible history and the perfect casual reader's primer. (Toronto Star 20040829)

Readable... quite successful at drawing portraits of the two. (Ron Kirbyson Winnipeg Free Press 200408)

Popular history at its best -- accessible and informative...a splendid introduction to an important event... an engaging portrait. (John Wilson Quill and Quire )

Compulsive page-turning quality... well written, well researched... lively and readable... brings history to life. (Linda Turk Thunder Bay Chronicle Herald )

Colorful and concise... social and military history at its most readable -- vivid accessible and full of interesting detail. (Nancy Schiefer London Free Press )

The narrative takes a turn for excitement, shaking the dust off two and a half centuries. (J.D. Gravenor The Beaver )

John Wilson, Quill and Quire 08/2004
Popular history at its best -- accessible and informative...a splendid introduction to an important event... an engaging portrait.

Toronto Star 08/22/2004
Easy-reading take on the grand events... accessible history and the perfect casual reader's primer.