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King's Men: The Soldier Founders of Ontario
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King's Men: The Soldier Founders of Ontario Hardcover - 1980

by Mary Beacock Fryer


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King's Men is the story of the Loyalist regiments who became the soldier founders of the Province of Ontario, the Loyal Colonials who joined the Provincial Corps of the British Army, Canadian Command, during the American revolution.

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  • Title King's Men: The Soldier Founders of Ontario
  • Author Mary Beacock Fryer
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First edition
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Dundurn Press, Toronto
  • Date 1980
  • ISBN 9780919670518 / 0919670512
  • Weight 1.61 lbs (0.73 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.88 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 2.24 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress subjects Canada - History, Military, United Empire loyalists
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 81154988
  • Dewey Decimal Code 971.02

About the author

Mary Beacock Fryer, a descendant of loyalist families herself, was born in the loyalist city of Brockville, Ontario. Educated there and at the University of Toronto, she holds an M.A. in historical geography from Edinburgh University.

Her other publications include Caleb Seaman, a Loyalist(1971), Loyalist Spy(1976), A Pictorial of the Thousand Islands(1977), with A.G. Ten Cate, and A Pictorial History of the Rideau Waterway (forthcoming, 1981), again with A. G. Ten Cate.

She is a member of the Writer's Union of Canada and of the United Empire Loyalists' Association of Canada. Married with three children, she lives in Toronto, and spends each summer in the Thousand Islands.

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DUNDURN, 1980. Hard Back. Good/FAIR+. THE STORY OF THE LOYALIST REGIMENTS WHO BECAME THE SOLDIER FOUNDERS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, THE LOYAL COLONIALS WHO JOINED THE PROVINCIAL CORPS OF THE BRITISH ARMY, CANADIAN COMMAND, DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. BY THE TIME OF THE TREATY OF SEPARATION, 1783, FOUR FULL STRENGTH CORPS WERE SERVING IN CANADA- ROYAL HIGHLAND EMIGRANTS, KING'S ROYAL REGIMENT OF NEW YORK, BUTLER'S RANGERS, AND THE LOYAL RANGERS. THE BOOK HAS SOME LIGHT MARKS ON TOP AND EDGE OF BLOCK. OTHERWISE INSERT IS VERY GOOD. AT THE TOP OF THE SPINE GUTTER THERE IS A SMALL TEAR IN THE HARD COVER- APPROX ONE CM LONG.THE D/W LOOKS TIDY IN A CLEAR PROTECTIVE WRAP BUT ON THE MIDDLE REAR OF THE COVER IS A CREASED TEAR ABOUT ONE INCH LONG IN THE PHOTOGRAPH OF A THE BUTLER'S RANGER IN PARADE DRESS. ALSO SOME SPOTTING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM EDGE OF THE D/W.
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Dundurn, 1980. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Hardcover, 1st edition. A detailed work on the various Loyalist Regiments involved in the founding of Ontario. Profusely illustrated. Very minor shelfwear and booksale sale on FFEP otherwise a fine clean sturdy copy. Dust jacket is rather tattered along edges, but still present and protecting the book. From the publisher: "King's Men is the story of the Loyalist regiments who became the soldier founders of the Province of Ontario, the Loyal Colonials who joined the Provincial Corps of the British Army, Canadian Command, during the American revolution. Mythology on the United Empire Loyalists who founded two Canadian provinces is ingrained. We often envisage loyal families marching out of the victorious United States at the close of the American Revolution. But these myths lead us to overlook a fascinating period in the lives of one group of Loyalists - the soldiers who became Ontario's founders. By the time the Treaty of… Read More
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Toronto: Dundurn Press. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1980. Hardcover. 0919670512 . 400 p. 23 cm. One tiny ding to top edge of paper covered boards. Minor wear at spine ends. Previous owner's name on endpaper. Dustjacket has a 2" v shaped tear on front panel, that has been neatly acid free glue repaired. Some wear to edges and spine a little faded. Long scratch on back panel. B&W Illustrations The story of the Loyalist regiments who became the soldier founders of the Province of Ontario. By the time the Treaty of Separation was signed in 1783, there were four full strength corps serving in Canada: the Royal Highland Emigrants, the King's Royal Regiment of New York, Butler's Rangers, and the Loyal Rangers. (from DJ blurb). .
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