John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806: A BiographyOne of the legendary figures of Ontario history, John Graves Simcoe was the commander of the Queen’s Rangers during the American Revolution. In 1791 he was appointed the first lieutenant-governor of Upper Canada, and upon his arrival in 1792 he founded the town of York (present-day Toronto). John Graves Simcoe completes a trilogy of Simcoe books published by Dundurn Press. Mary Beacock Fryer’s Elizabeth Posthuma Simcoe was first published in 1989, while Our Young Soldier: Lieutenant Francis Simcoe, 6 June 1791-6 April 1812 was released in 1996. For this third volume, Fryer has teamed with Christopher Dracott, whose vantage point from Devonshire, England helps to provide this book with a complete view of Simcoe’s life. |
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COUNTRY GENTLEMAN | 83 |
ACHIEVEMENT AND FRUSTRATION | 129 |
GUARDIAN OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT | 195 |
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John Graves Simcoe 1752-1806: A Biography Mary Beacock Fryer,Christopher Dracott Limited preview - 1998 |
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