Canadian author, Pierre Berton, said that history should not just be about what happened. It should reveal what it was like to be there. American Pulitzer-winning David McCullough, author of John Adams, said that history should be a collection of pictures painted with words. In my new novel I have attempted to follow this advice.
Redcoat 1812 is the fictional memoire of Irish adventurer James FitzGibbon; it is the story of the War of 1812 seen through one man's eyes. When you've finished reading the novel you'll know exactly what it was like to live in Upper Canada during this pivotal event in Canadian history, and understand a soldier's life better.
The book is due for release on or about September 20, 2012 and will be available on-line from Friesen Press in soft cover, hard cover and e-book versions. (www.friesenpress.com)
An official launch is planned for October. More details will follow on this blog.
Meanwhile if you are interested in learning more about about the first year of this war check out the articles in the magazine, historiCITY, at www.hamiltonhistoricalboard.ca/historiCITY_SpecialWarof1812Edition.pdf
It contains articles I've written on the Causes of the War, Tecumseh and LaColl Mill.
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