Our friends at Fort York run a reading series called Parler Fort — the next event is tomorrow evening.
WHEN: Monday September 26, 7:30
WHERE: Fort York
HOW MUCH: $10
WHAT ELSE: Complimentary refreshments by the Historical Cooks of Fort York
Nearly 200 years has passed since the death of Sir Isaac Brock, the “saviour of Upper Canada” (Ontario). By seizing the initiative once the USA declared war and by earning the trust of the great native leader Tecumseh, Brock helped ensure that Ontario did not become just one more state in the United States and he helped galvanize a sense of shared identity among new Canadians.
Historian Wesley Turner, author of The Astonishing General: the Life and Legacy of Sir Isaac Brock (Dundurn, 2011); Tom Taylor, author of the historical novel, Brock’s Agent (Hancock & Dean, 2011); and Richard Gerrard, the City of Toronto’s Historian for the Bicentennial of The War of 1812, explore Brock the man, the general, and the Canadian hero who survives in the hundreds of streets, schools, and institutions named in his honour, including Brockville, Brock University, and the recently re-named Sir Isaac Brock Bridge beside Fort York!