The Story Of Isaac Brock

Author : Guy St-Denis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Canada
ISBN : 1773850202

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The True Face of Sir Isaac Brock by Guy St-Denis Pdf

"Major General Sir Isaac Brock is remembered as the Hero of Upper Canada for his defence of what is now Ontario during the War of 1812 and for his noble death at the battle of Queenston Heights. In the time since his death, Brock's likeness has been lost in a confusing array of portraits-most of which are misidentified or conceptual. The 1824 monument constructed to honour Brock's sacrifice at Queenston Heights was destroyed in 1840 by Benjamin Lett, a disgruntled disciple of William Lyon Mackenzie and critic of the Upper Canadian elite. After this destruction, portraits of Brock were painted with a series of false faces that served competing claims and agendas. St-Denis situates Brock's portraits within an emerging English Canadian imperial nationalism that sought a heroic past which reflected their own aspirations and ambitions. A work of detailed scholarship and a fascinating detective story, "The True Face of Sir Isaac Brock" reveals the sometimes petty world of self-proclaimed guardians of the past, the complex process of identification and misidentification that occurs even at esteemed institutions, and St-Denis' own meticulous work as he separates fact from fiction to finally discover Brock's true face."--

Author : Walter R. Nursey
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1435368924

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The Story of Isaac Brock by Walter R. Nursey Pdf

Author : Walter R. Nursey
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-09-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783734046759

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The Story of Isaac Brock by Walter R. Nursey Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The Story of Isaac Brock by Walter R. Nursey

Author : Walter R. Nursey
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:4064066226824

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The Story of Isaac Brock by Walter R. Nursey Pdf

This work will familiarize the readers with the contributions of Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (1769-1812), a British Major-General and administrator. He is best remembered as a competent leader and strategist for his actions while posted in the Canadian colonies. His endeavors earned him a knighthood, prizes, and the title "The Hero of Upper Canada."

Author : R. Walter Nursey
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2006-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1428020985

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The Story of Isaac Brock by R. Walter Nursey Pdf

Author : Walter R. NURSEY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:563191114

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The Story of Isaac Brock, Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812. [With Illustrations.]. by Walter R. NURSEY Pdf

Author : James Laxer
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780887842610

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Tecumseh & Brock by James Laxer Pdf

A political scientist, scholar and the best-selling author of Stalking the Elephant: My Discover of America describes the War of 1812 and discusses the strange alliance of a Shawnee chieftain and an English Major-General.

Author : Cheryl MacDonald
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-04-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459400597

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Isaac Brock by Cheryl MacDonald Pdf

The life of Upper Canada's governor and defender, Sir Isaac Brock

Author : Wesley B. Turner
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2011-06-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459700079

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The Astonishing General by Wesley B. Turner Pdf

Winner of the 2011 OHS Donald Grant Creighton Award This book is about Major General Sir Isaac Brock (1769 - October 13, 1812). It tells of his life, his career and legacy, particularly in the Canadas, and of the context within which he lived. One of the most enduring legacies of the War of 1812 on both the United States and Canadian sides was the creation of heroes and heroines. The earliest of those heroic individuals was Isaac Brock who in some ways was the most unlikely of heroes. For one thing, he was admired by his American foes almost as much as by his own people. Even more striking is how a British general whose military role in that two-and-a-half-year war lasted less than five months became the best known hero and one revered far and wide. Wesley B. Turner finds this outcome astonishing and approaches the subject from that point of view.

Author : Walter R. Nursey
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-20
Category : History
ISBN : 0484186353

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The Story of Isaac Brock by Walter R. Nursey Pdf

Excerpt from The Story of Isaac Brock: Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 That Isaac Brock is entitled to rank as the foremost defender of the flag Western Canada has ever seen, is a statement which no one familiar with history can deny. Brock fought and won out when the odds were all against him. At a time when almost every British soldier was busy fighting Napoleon in Europe, upon General Brock fell the responsibility of upholding Britain's honour in America. He was the man behind the gun -the undis mayed man - when the integrity of British America was threatened by a determined enemy. His success can be measured by the fact that it is only since the war of 1812-14 that the British flag has been properly respected in the western hemisphere. It is also a fact that after the capture of Detroit the Union Jack became more firmly rooted in the affections of the Cana dian people than ever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Cheryl MacDonald
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459400603

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Isaac Brock by Cheryl MacDonald Pdf

Isaac Brock is the best-known figure of the War of 1812. He is widely credited as the military leader who frustrated the United States in its ambition to invade and take over Canada. Brock was born in the English Channel Island of Guernsey, where his limited combat experience did nothing to shake his moxy. Before coming to Canada, he faced a challenge to duel; when he insisted the other man be a handkerchief's length away, his opponent was forced to back down. Brock survived family financial disaster and faced desertions and near-mutinies before his successful years commanding his regiment in Upper Canada. As military governor of the colony, he called up the militia to oppose the invading Americans and led his troops into the key Battle of Queenston Heights. He died in the Queenston battle, but his courage inspired his troops to victory -- and even brought tribute from his American foes. In this short biography reflecting recent research and writing by academic historians about Brock and the war, Cheryl MacDonald tells the story of Brock and the War of 1812 in a way that will appeal to any reader, young or old.

Author : Walter Nursey
Publisher : Pinnacle Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-25
Category : History
ISBN : 1374903019

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The Story of Isaac Brock: Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 by Walter Nursey Pdf

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Author : Isaac Sir Brock
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547369127

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The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B by Isaac Sir Brock Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock, K.B" by Isaac Sir Brock. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Don Cummer
Publisher : Scholastic Canada
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781443113823

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Brothers at War by Don Cummer Pdf

Friend or villain? Brother or traitor? This compelling story of wartime friendship brings the looming War of 1812 to dramatic life. Jacob is a steadfast Loyalist. Eli is a newcomer to Upper Canada, whose family has just moved from the American South. The two boys become fast friends, but their friendship is tested when Eli's father refuses to pledge allegiance to the Crown. As Loyalists in Upper Canada become more and more suspicious of those with American leanings, the looming war threatens to pull the boys -- and their town -- apart. Peopled with key figures from the War of 1812, such as General Isaac Brock and newspaperman-turned-traitor Joseph Willcocks, Brothers at War portrays the tense era just before the War of 1812, which pitted neighbour against neighbour as Upper Canada prepared to fend off invading American forces.

Author : Walter R. Nursey
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1725177293

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The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 by Walter R. Nursey Pdf

The Story of Isaac Brock Hero, Defender and Saviour of Upper Canada, 1812 By Walter R. Nursey Off the coast of Brittany, where the Bay of Biscay fights the white horses of the North Sea, the Island of Guernsey rides at anchor. Its black and yellow, red and purple coast-line, summer and winter, is awash with surf, burying the protecting reefs in a smother of foam. Between these drowned ridges of despair, which warn the toilers of the sea of an intention to engulf them, tongues of ocean pierce the grim chasms of the cliffs. Between this and the sister island of Alderney the teeth of the Casquets cradle the skeleton of many a stout ship, while above the level of the sea the amethyst peaks of Sark rise like phantom bergs. In the sunlight the rainbow-coloured slopes of Le Gouffre jut upwards a jumble of glory. Exposed to the full fury of an Atlantic gale, these islands are well-nigh obliterated in drench. From where the red gables cluster on the heights of Fort George, which overhang the harbour, to the thickets of Jerbourg, valley and plain, at the time we write of, were a gorgeous carpet of anemones, daffodils, primroses and poppies. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.