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Lifetime: 1864 - 1947 Passed: ≈ 76 years ago

Title

Historian

Country/Nationality

Canada
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William Charles Henry Wood

William Charles Henry Wood was a Canadian historian, Scout leader and naturalist. He was born in Quebec City and served in the Royal Rifles of Canada from 1887 to the end of the World War I achieving the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was active in literary and history circles and served as President of the Quebec Literary and Historical Society. He was interested in nature conservation and advocated for bird sanctuaries in Labrador. He was also president of the scouts in Quebec in 1909. He was a prolific chronicler of Canadian history and wrote several books on the subject, most notably a five volume set on the history of Quebec entitled, The Storied Province of Quebec. He died in Quebec City in 1947 at the age of 83. Wood was buried in Mount Hermon Cemetery in Sillery.

Wood was born on 7 June 1864 in Quebec City. He was the son of George Augustus Leslie Wood, merchant, and Charlotte Feodore Louisa Augusta Guérout.

Books by William Charles Henry Wood

Chronicles of Canada Volume 08 - Great Fortress: A Chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760 Cover image

Chronicles of Canada Volume 08 - Great Fortress: A Chronicle of Louisbourg 1720-1760

History Non-Fiction
Politics Culture Early Modern

Louisbourg was no mere isolated stronghold which could be lost or won without affecting the wider issues of oversea dominion. On the contrary, it was a necessary link in the chain of waterside posts which connected France with America by way of the A...

Chronicles of Canada Volume 10 - A Chronicle of Montcalm Cover image

Chronicles of Canada Volume 10 - A Chronicle of Montcalm

History Non-Fiction
War Politics Culture

Montcalm is, of course, a very prominent character in every history of New France. This book gives a brief history of the Montcalm family in France and its importance in wars. It continues with its descendant as he moves to Canada and defends the Fre...

Chronicles of Canada Volume 11 - The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolfe Cover image

Chronicles of Canada Volume 11 - The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolfe

History
War Military Politics

Any life of Wolfe can be artificially simplified by treating his purely military work as something complete in itself and not as a part of a greater whole. But, since such treatment gives a totally false idea of his achievement, this little sketch, d...

Chronicles of Canada Volume 12 - The Father of British Canada; A Chronicle of Carleton Cover image

Chronicles of Canada Volume 12 - The Father of British Canada; A Chronicle of Carleton

History
Politics Culture Early Modern

Carleton’s first eight years as governor of Canada were almost entirely occupied with civil administration. The next four were equally occupied with war. This is the account of how Carleton and his multiracial army fought off the American invasion of...

Chronicles of Canada Volume 31 - All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways Cover image

Chronicles of Canada Volume 31 - All Afloat: A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways

History Non-Fiction
Transportation Fisheries Waterways

No exhaustive Canadian 'water history' can possibly be attempted here. That would require a series of its own. But at least a first attempt will be made to give some general idea of what such a history would contain in fuller detail: of the kayaks an...

Chronicles of Canada Volume 14 - The War With the United States: A Chronicle of 1812 Cover image

Chronicles of Canada Volume 14 - The War With the United States: A Chronicle of 1812

History
War Politics

"International disputes that end in war are not generally questions of absolute right and wrong. They may quite as well be questions of opposing rights. But, when there are rights on both sides; it is usually found that the side which takes the initi...