Brock's Agent - Softcover

Taylor, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908737212 ISBN 13: 9781908737212

Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

After witnessing the Battle of Tippecanoe, Jonathan Westlake, a young man ready to make his mark, returns home to York [now Toronto] from a successful fur trading expedition. Intervening in a scuffle to save a young woman's life, he appears to have killed her stepfather. To escape arrest for murder, Westlake is now forced to join the British Army and pose as a fur trader while on a secret mission for Major General Isaac Brock.In a frantic search for the girl he rescued, down Georgian Bay to Fort Detroit, Westlake discovers treachery in his own family circle. His friends, a French Canadian named Lapointe and a Shawnee native called Paxinos, will remain loyal to him in a battle that may cost all of them their lives.As nations and men struggle for military supremacy in North America, the principal characters fight to the death over love, independence, and a fortune in furs.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Taylor is a Canadian writer who graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from York University majoring in history. Since graduation, he has continued his study of history and English literature. Most recently, his focus has been The War of 1812. He once served in the militia with the Toronto

Review

'In Brock's Agent, Tom Taylor writes with a passion, power, and pace that will leave you breathless and thirsty for more. A born storyteller, Taylor weaves a gripping yarn with the very strands of our own history.' Terry Fallis, winner of Canada Reads and the Stephen Leacock Award for The Best Laid Plans and author of The High Road.

Edition details

• Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908737212
• ISBN 13: 9781908737212
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320