The untold story of Point Frederick, where early nineteenth-century
Canadians built warships that stopped invasion and brought peace.
Warriors and Warships brings to life a much neglected part of
Canada's military history, covering the warships and the people who
built them at Point Frederick from the late eighteenth century to
the mid-nineteenth century. Opposite Kingston, Point Frederick was
the 1789 dockyard home of the Provincial Marine on Lake Ontario and
the headquarters of Britain's Royal Navy from 1813 to 1853. Today,
it is the home of the Royal Military College of Canada. In this
detailed narrative, with over one hundred colour archival maps,
aerial views, photographs, and 3D reconstructions, Banks recounts
Point Frederick's building of great sail and steam warships and the
roles these vessels played in conflict on Lake Ontario, the St.
Lawrence River, and Niagara. Among the conflicts is the War of
1812, when French Canadian and British shipwrights made warships
that forced the U.S. Navy into port and led to the American
withdrawal from Canada. Banks also covers the role of the ships in
the settlement of Upper Canada, the rebellion of 1837, the early
planning of the Rideau Canal, and the beginning of the undefended
border. Along the way, Banks introduces an array of people from
Upper Canada, such as Lieutenant Governor John Graves Simcoe and
his wife, Elizabeth Posthuma; Governor General Lord Dorchester;
General Isaac Brock; Sir James Yeo, and even Charles Dickens. He
also describes the day-to-day activities at Point Frederick, beyond
shipbuilding and military campaigns, such as skating parties,
sleigh rides, theatricals, disease and death, and crime and
punishment. Banks shares the moments of hardship, triumph, and
tragedy of both the warriors and the warships in this important
contribution to Canadian history.
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