Adam Wheeler is a fourteen year-old who arrives in Toronto in the autumn of 1837 after crossing from England on a filthy and crowded immigrant ship. He has emigrated in company with his uncle's family, but, once in Upper Canada, he quarrels with his uncle and sets out on his own. Adam finds work in a paper mill at the village of Todmorden on the banks of the Don River. Adam soon learns that William Lyon Mackenzie is mounting a rebellion. When the uprising begins, he is drawn into the conflict both because his employer ...
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Adam Wheeler is a fourteen year-old who arrives in Toronto in the autumn of 1837 after crossing from England on a filthy and crowded immigrant ship. He has emigrated in company with his uncle's family, but, once in Upper Canada, he quarrels with his uncle and sets out on his own. Adam finds work in a paper mill at the village of Todmorden on the banks of the Don River. Adam soon learns that William Lyon Mackenzie is mounting a rebellion. When the uprising begins, he is drawn into the conflict both because his employer sends him to deliver paper to the rebel camp at Montgomery's Tavern, and also because his uncle joins Mackenzie's force. Among those Adam befriends are two teenage girls, Cornelia and Charlotte de Grassi. These historical figures, aged thirteen and fourteen at the time, served as spies and messengers for the government side during Mackenzie's Rebellion. Although this book is a work of fiction, it is solidly based on real history. The events of the 1837 Rebellion have been carefully researched and are presented as accurately as possible. Captain and Mrs de Grassi and their daughters, and several other characters, were real people and, improbable as it may seem, the girls' work as spies and messengers during the rebellion days is fully authenticated. When it comes to presenting human beings however, historical documents are usually uninformative. To bring the characters to life, the author has invented certain scenes and details, all of which she based carefully on what she learned about the de Grassi family, and on the life and circumstances of the time.
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Author. As New. No Jacket, as Issued. Inscribed by Author(s) Octovo. Young Adult historical fiction, Rebellion presents a reliable picture of Canada's history in the autumn of 1837, as seen through the eyes of an intelligent, perceptive and frightened boy, who matures into the quiet confidence of adulthood. Book is in excellent condition, slight bluish colouring on bottom edge, Beautiful paper, maps, b&w illustrations. Inscribed by author "To Caitlin".
Add this copy of Rebellion to cart. $44.87, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Porcupine's Quill.
Add this copy of Rebellion: a Novel of Upper Canada to cart. $55.00, very good condition, Sold by High Park Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kitchener, ON, CANADA, published 1996 by Porcupines Quill.
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Near Fine. Book A fictional story about the 1837 rebellion in Ontario. Embellished with scratchboard illustrations by Gerard Brender a Brandis. Beige, illustrated card covers. 284 pages. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Very slight corner wear.
