J.B. Johnston, The Summer of 1744: A Portrait of Life in 18th-Century Louisbourg (Ottawa: National Sites, Parks Service, Environment Canada. 1991)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Please Note that this version does not contain any illustrations

• An Explanatory Note
  
• An Introduction to 1744
    
• Background to the Summer of 1744
  • The Spring of 1744
  • The War
  • May 1744
      
• June
  • The War - A New Phase
  • Life in Town 
      
• July 
  • The War - First Setbacks, Fresh Hopes
  • Life in Town 
      
• August 
  • The War - Advance on Acadia, Hemmed in at Home
  • August - Life in Town
      
• Failure at Annapolis, Partial Resurgence at Sea 
    
• September - Life in Town 
    
• Epilogue 
    
• Appendix- 1744 - A Calendar of Events 
    
• Endnotes
    
• References Cited

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Preface

The purpose of this narrative is to give the reader a broad overview of the events that shaped the lives of the inhabitants of Louisbourg in the summer of 1744. In writing it I attempted from time to time to suggest in a general way what people's thoughts and feelings might have been at different points during the summer. Obviously such speculation cannot be applied with, certainty to specific persons; the most that can be expected is a rough approximation of prevailing attitudes. It should be clear that individual reactions to the same event varied considerably and that as time passed and circumstances changed, the things about which people were concerned altered accordingly.