Cape Breton illustrated : historic, picturesque and descriptive

• Main Author: Gow,John M.;Stubbert,James A.
• Format: Book
• Language: unknown
• Published: W. Briggs 1893
• Subjects: Cape Breton Island (N.S.);Pictorial works;History; Canada; Indian; Breton Island; The Fortress
• Online Access: http://www.archive.org/download/capebretonillust00gowjuoft/capebretonillust00gowjuoft.pdf; http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cbu_khattar/id/1422

This book contains a history of the Island of Cape Breton, as well as a number of 19th century photographs. Chapters discuss the English and American puritans who settled the island, the British and French colonies, the Seven Years War, the Fortress of Louisbourg, and the Dominion of Canada. Each of these topics is discussed in great detail, as well as the relationship between the people of Cape Breton and the United States. Photographs include pictures of Baddeck, Indian River, and Ingonish.