The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton by William Wood: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 12 original MP3 tracks, 4:41:14 running time and a link to listen.

The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton, credited to William Wood, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
Librivox recording of The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton by William Wood. 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 Quebec. It is the first time French and British troops worked together to defend Canada. Summary by Esther.
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton
- Author credits: William Wood
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 12
- Listed recording duration: 4:41:14
Catalogue topics
- history
- Canada
Track guide
- 01 - Guy Carleton 1724-1759 — 16:35
- 02 - General Murray 1759-1766 — 33:42
- 03 - Govenor Carelton 1766-1774 — 24:08
- 04 - Invasion 1776 — 42:19
- 05-1 - Beleaguerment 1775-1776 — 24:19
- 05-2 - Beleaguerment 1775-1776 — 23:52
- 06 - Deliverance 1776 — 14:55
- 07 - The Counterstroke — 24:40
- 08 - Guarding the Loyalists 1782-1783 — 21:33
- 09-1 - Founding Modern Canada 1786-1796 pt. 1 — 24:06
- 09-2 - Founding Modern Canada 1786-1796 pt. 2 — 27:25
- 10 - 'Nunc Dimittis' 1796-1808 — 3:51
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