Notes Of An Exile To Van Dieman s Land: Comprising Incidents Of The Canadian Rebellion In 1838, Trial Of The Author In CanadaAnd Transportation To Van Dieman s Land. Also, An Account Of The Horrible Sufferings Endured By Ninety Political Prisoners During A Residence Of Six Years In That Land Of British Slavery, Together With Sketches Of The Island, Its History, Productions, Inhabitants, &c.&c.

Published by Fredonia, NY: Printed By W.McKinstry & Co., 1846., 1846

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8vo. pp. xi, 378. original cloth (pieces chipped from head & foot of spine, corners worn). First Edition. Following the Rebellion in Upper Canada in 1838, 139 prisoners were taken, 20 of whom were executed, and 119 of whom were sentenced to transportation to the penal colonies in New South Wales and Van Dieman s Land. Nine of those political exiles left published narratives of their experiences, of which Miller s is one. It contains a vivid and interesting first-hand account of the Rebellion, Miller s trial, conviction, and transportation, his experiences as a prisoner in Van Diemen s Land, subsequent pardon and return home. Ferguson 4347. Lande 1980. Sabin 49037. TPL 2790. Story p. 699.

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Title
Notes Of An Exile To Van Dieman s Land: Comprising Incidents Of The Canadian Rebellion In 1838, Trial Of The Author In CanadaAnd Transportation To Van Dieman s Land. Also, An Account Of The Horrible Sufferings Endured By Ninety Political Prisoners During A Residence Of Six Years In That Land Of British Slavery, Together With Sketches Of The Island, Its History, Productions, Inhabitants, &c.&c.
Author
MILLER, Linus W[ilson] [1818?-1880].
Publisher
Fredonia, NY: Printed By W.McKinstry & Co., 1846.
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1846
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1st Edition
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