Fort Niagara

Fort Niagara by William Utley and Patricia Scott. The history of this fort, located where the Niagara river flows into Lake Ontario. This particular history is of the french period, the first version of the fort, up until the British takeover of the fort in 1759 during the French and Indian War. Having spent time in the early 1980s working at this fort, I have a personal interest in this, and found the early history quite interesting. Like The British Are Coming, this book illustrates how much happened well before 1776, and how all the events before that July date led up to the rebellion actually happening. It is quite complicated how the French, English and native peoples interacted. Each of them jockeying for the best position in the trade that was going on in this part of north America. This book probably appeals to a select group who know this area, but for that group this is a great resource.