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- An Accurate Account of the Hardships and Sufferings of That Band of Heroes Who Traversed the Wilderness in the Campaign Against Quebec in 1775.
An Accurate Account of the Hardships and Sufferings of That Band of Heroes Who Traversed the Wilderness in the Campaign Against Quebec in 1775.
Henry, John Joseph.
William Greer, ( 1812), Lancaster (PA)
17cm 225 pp.
Price: $250
The Invasion of Quebec was the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The objective of the campaign was to seize the Province of Quebec, and persuade French-speaking Canadiens to join the Thirteen Colonies. This work concerns the expedition, under Benedict Arnold, that left Cambridge, Mass. and traveled with great difficulty through the wilderness of northern Maine to Quebec City. A second expedition left Fort Ticonderoga under Richard Montgomery. The two forces joined at Quebec, but were defeated at the Battle of Quebec in December 1775. See Howes H-423, which confirms this a first edition with an “aa” rating. Bound in contemporary mottled calf with spine label. Joints cracked but holding.
