The adventures of John Montgomery / Tom Marshall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marshall, Tom, 1938-1993.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canada--History--Fiction.

Canada.

History.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

395 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Kingston, Ont. : Quarry Press, 1995.

Summary:

Like Julio Cortazar, Homero Aridjis, John Barth and other masters of the new historical novel, Tom Marshall tells the story of Canada -- from the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 through the Rebellion of 1837 to the Flq Crisis of 1970 and the Oka Crisis of 1990 -- as a high adventure in a self-referential style. At the center of this story is John Montgomery, who served under Sir Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights, courted Laura Secord, hosted the launching of the 1837 Rebellion in his tavern, was imprisoned at Fort Henry in Kingston, escaped to Rochester, and after years in exile returned to Canada to, become the patriarch of a long line of distinguished authors, including Lucy Maud Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables) and the author of this, book. With the historical license that is characteristic of this genre, Tom Marshall portrays Sir Isaac Brock as a gay general and presents Dan Ackroyd and the Tragically Hip on the same historical stage.

ISBN:

1550821350 :

OCLC:

34584100