Melville Prison and Deadman's Island : American and French prisoners of war in Halifax, 1784-1816 /
In this book, the author has concentrated on Melville Island as a war prison from the perspective of the prisoners and their relations with Lieutenant William Miller, the British naval officer in charge of the prison and John Mitchell, the resident American agent for his country's prisoners of...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Halifax :
Formac Publishing Company
[2009].
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| Summary: | In this book, the author has concentrated on Melville Island as a war prison from the perspective of the prisoners and their relations with Lieutenant William Miller, the British naval officer in charge of the prison and John Mitchell, the resident American agent for his country's prisoners of war from October 1813 to December 1814. |
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| Physical Description: | 96 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780887808371 0887808379 |