Bibliograph

John Graves Simcoe, 1752-1806, a biography, Mary Beacock Fryer and Christopher Dracott

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John Graves Simcoe, 1752-1806, a biography, Mary Beacock Fryer and Christopher Dracott

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

John Graves Simcoe, 1752-1806

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Mary Beacock Fryer and Christopher Dracott

Sub title

a biography

Summary

One 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

Target audience

adult

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John Graves Simcoe

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