Title: Journal of a voyage to Quebec in the year 1825
Description: Written in flowery language with a definite religious tone - but includes a unique 1st person narrative of the War of 1812, in particular the American attack on Fort York in April of 1813. Patrick Finan was a 10 year old boy at the time, and he witnessed the whole thing up close, then was forced to flee on foot to Kingston.
Subjects: Social life and customs, Description and travel, Moeurs et coutumes, Descriptions et voyages, Histoire, Personal narratives, Récits personnels, History
Places: Canada, Quebec (Province), Québec (Province), York, Toronto
People: Patrick Finan
Time periods: 1812, Guerre de, War of 1812, 1763-1850