The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec

Richard Wilbur is the author of The Rise of French New Brunswick and
H.H. Stevens, 1878–1973 and co-author of Silver Harvest. His latest
book is Horse-Drawn Carriages and Sleighs: Elegant Vehicles from New
England and New Brunswick.

The overland route cited in this book’s title had its brief moments of
historical fame during the War of 1812–14 when British and colonial
troops travelled from Saint John and Fredericton to augment the
garrisons in Quebec and again during the early years of the American
Civil War when more reinforcements were sent.

This study is the fifth in a series published under the auspices of the
New Brunswick Military Heritage Project as well as the Military and
Strategic Studies Program and the Centre for Conflict Studies, both at
the University of New Brunswick. The author, with 41 years of service in
the Canadian Forces, is stationed in Camp Gagetown, a location that
enables him to pursue a doctoral program in history at the University of
New Brunswick in nearby Fredericton. In this brief, illustrated volume,
he does a competent job of detailing the various periods when the
overland route was used.

The Road to Canada is likely to be well received by other military
history enthusiasts among the growing number of active and retired
members of the Canadian Armed Forces.