The Story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion - Softcover

John Charles Dent

9781601051660: The Story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion

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ISBN 10: 1601051662 ISBN 13: 9781601051660

Publisher: The Scholar's Bookshelf, 2008

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The definitive history of the 1837 rebellion under William Lyon Mackenzie in which he led 800 insurgents in an attempt to declare the independence of Toronto, with the full story of his defeat, his flight across the border, seizure of Navy island in the Niagara River, and his subsequent escape to the United States where he was imprisoned and impoverished. The work trace his ultimate return to Canada and the eventual pardoning of many of the rebellion leaders. The work provides a full account of the background and politics behind the rebellion. Reprint of the beautifully produced Toronto: 1885 publication with several portraits. 2007: 384 + 382 pages, index. Oversize 2 volumes.

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