The True Face of Sir Isaac Brock by Guy St. Denis
I just finished reading, “The True Face of Sir Isaac Brock” , by Guy St. Denis published by University of Calgary Press , 2018. It was a really enjoyable read. As it turns out, the book was much more than I thought it would be. It is not so much a biography of Sir Isaac Brock, although it is that, it is a book that is part art history, part historiographical analysis , part military history, and part detective story. Guy St. Denis has thoroughly researched and impeccably analyzed his subject, never accepting anything at face value and always digging deeper into every situation. He questions and verifies every “fact” that was presented to him in the course of his research. This was the detective story that Guy St. Denis unfolds in the underlying narrative of his book. I have to say that I read this book as if it were a detective page turner anxious to find out what happens next. In this time of fake news and “alternative facts” otherwise known as bald-faced lies, this book is...