The Wreck of HMS Speedy

The Wreck of HMS Speedy lays down a detailed picture of life in Upper Canada in the early 1800s. There are a lot of well-sourced facts and stories of people connected to the HMS Speedy disaster, but there are also a lot of creative liberties that seem to be taken to create more of a story for the reader. I didn't mind that but some people might.

After the wreck we fast-forward to recent history, of the efforts to find and uncover the mystery behind the wreck of the Speedy. I was a bit disappointed to find that not much really has been solved or discovered. It all bakes down to “we'll never truly know, but we're fairly confident”.

An insightful read, more about the life and times of people in York than information regarding the Speedy or its disaster. I was left feeling a bit underwhelmed after so much detailed backstory leading up to the actual Speedy voyage. I guess that's sort of how history works though.