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Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada

Marianne Brandis

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Description:Adam Wheeler is a fourteen year-old who arrives in Torontoin the autumn of 1837 after crossing from England on a filthyand crowded immigrant ship. He has emigrated in company withhis uncle's family, but, once in Upper Canada, he quarrelswith his uncle and sets out on his own. Adam finds workin a paper mill at the village of Todmorden on thebanks of the Don River.Adam soon learns that William Lyon Mackenzie ismounting a rebellion. When the uprising begins, he isdrawn into the conflict both because his employersends him to deliver paper to the rebel camp atMontgomery's Tavern, and also because his uncle joinsMackenzie's force.Among those Adam befriends are two teenage girls, Corneliaand Charlotte de Grassi. These historical figures, agedthirteen and fourteen at the time, served as spies andmessengers for the government side during Mackenzie'sRebellion.Although this book is a work of fiction, it is solidly based onreal history. The events of the 1837 Rebellion have been carefullyresearched 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 asspies and messengers during the rebellion days is fullyauthenticated.Marianne Brandis is the author of the much-loved Emma' trilogy - "The Tinderbox, The Quarter-PieWindow, and "The Sign of the Scales - originally published by the Porcupine's Quill, and nowavailable from Tundra Books. The Porcupine's Quill also published Brandis's book "Fire Ship in 1992.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada. To get started finding Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Adam Wheeler is a fourteen year-old who arrives in Torontoin the autumn of 1837 after crossing from England on a filthyand crowded immigrant ship. He has emigrated in company withhis uncle's family, but, once in Upper Canada, he quarrelswith his uncle and sets out on his own. Adam finds workin a paper mill at the village of Todmorden on thebanks of the Don River.Adam soon learns that William Lyon Mackenzie ismounting a rebellion. When the uprising begins, he isdrawn into the conflict both because his employersends him to deliver paper to the rebel camp atMontgomery's Tavern, and also because his uncle joinsMackenzie's force.Among those Adam befriends are two teenage girls, Corneliaand Charlotte de Grassi. These historical figures, agedthirteen and fourteen at the time, served as spies andmessengers for the government side during Mackenzie'sRebellion.Although this book is a work of fiction, it is solidly based onreal history. The events of the 1837 Rebellion have been carefullyresearched 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 asspies and messengers during the rebellion days is fullyauthenticated.Marianne Brandis is the author of the much-loved Emma' trilogy - "The Tinderbox, The Quarter-PieWindow, and "The Sign of the Scales - originally published by the Porcupine's Quill, and nowavailable from Tundra Books. The Porcupine's Quill also published Brandis's book "Fire Ship in 1992.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada. To get started finding Rebellion: A Novel of Upper Canada, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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