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The Firebrand: William Lyon MacKenzie and the Rebellion in Upper Canada
Contributor(s): Kilbourn, William (Author), Stagg, Ronald (Introduction by)
ISBN: 1550028006     ISBN-13: 9781550028003
Publisher: Dundurn Group
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: June 2008
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867)
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
Dewey: B
Series: Voyageur Classics
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.95 lbs) 288 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
 
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Publisher Description:

In The Firebrand, William Kilbourn brings to life the rebel Canadian hero William Lyon Mackenzie. A skilled historian and an entertaining writer, Kilbourn reveals Mackenzie's complex character: able political editor, shrewd recorder of his times, efficient first mayor of Toronto, and gadfly of the House of Assembly.

Kilbourn vividly recreates the ill-fated Mackenzie-led march on Toronto during the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837, an uprising of brave but comical farmers unprepared to meet musket and cannon, and deftly portrays the rebellion's aftermath and Mackenzie's subsequent escape and exile. A reprint of William Mackenzie's own account of the Upper Canada Rebellion is featured.

This touching, frequently hilarious book was originally published by Clarke, Irwin in 1956 and remained in print through numerous reprintings and editions for several decades, garnering praise such as The Firebrand is a major step on the path to nationhood (Globe and Mail).


Contributor Bio(s): Kilbourn, William: -

William Kilbourn (1926-1995) was a noted author, activist, and Toronto politician. He was a Toronto alderman and the founding chairman of the Humanities Division at York University. His books include Toronto Observed: Its Architecture, Patrons, and History and Toronto Remembered: A Celebration of the City.

Stagg, Ronald: -

Ronald Stagg has taught at Ryerson University for over thirty years, specializing in Canadian history. He has written on subjects ranging from the eighteenth to the early twentieth century and served ten years as chair of Ryerson's history department. He lives in Toronto.