The Loxleys and the War of 1812
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Publisher Description
On June 18th, 1812, the United States of America declared war on Great Britain and looked to conquering Canada as the first military objective of the war.
Adapted by the author himself from the best-selling graphic novel, this novel introduces the Loxleys, a Canadian family living in the Niagara peninsula, as they're torn apart by the American invasion, and the subsequent war that raged across both countries as British troops, Canadian militia, and First Nation warriors sought to thwart the expansionist plans of the American government.
Our story follows the family as they deal with the realities of war on their doorstep, the adventure, heartbreaks, and victories tied to conflict and is a great introduction to this exciting chapter in Canadian history.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, a conflict little remembered in America and Britain, but one that irrevocably set the Canadian colonies on the path to Dominion. A young Union, believing the British to be distracted by the war with Napoleon, outraged at British provocations related to that war, and under the misapprehension the Canadians might welcome liberation from the British, declared war against Britain on June 18, 1812. This work uses the Loxley family United Empire Loyalists originally from the American colonies who were forced to flee to Canada thanks to the American Revolution to provide a settler's-eye view of the conflict, from rumors of war to the brutal reprisals both sides indulged in and the final peace. The art by St. Aubin is clean and skilled, but the script by Grant (best known as a writer on Judge Dredd) often veers into parodic extremism, even taking into account the clear imperialist villainy of the Americans. What could have been a glorious illustration of a defining moment in Canadian history sadly falls short.
