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The Firebrand: William Lyon Mackenzie and the Rebellion in Upper Canada (Voyageur Classics) | 
 enlarge | Author: William Kilbourn
Creator: Ronald Stagg
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 3276831
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1
ISBN: 1550028006
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9781550028003
ASIN: 1550028006
Publication Date: June 30, 2008
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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).
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William Lyon MacKenzie and the 1837 Rebellion February 2, 2004
Although a seemingly minor affair, the rebellious incidents of 1837 in the Province of Canada was an important event in the political development of British North America. At the centre of the agitation in Upper Canada (Ontario) was the Scotish-born newspaper publisher and sometimes reform politician William Lyon MacKenzie. Since his arrival in Upper Canada, he was a critic of the political system, which failed to consider the needs of the majority of the population and was dominated by an exclusive elite--the so-called Family Compact--centred around the capitol York (now Toronto). MacKenzies vehement criticisms, tireless advocacy of democratic reform made him quite unpopular among the ruling elite, but he garnered a considerable amount of support from farmers and some liberal-minded gentlemen. His agitation played a significant role in the gradual slide toward "rebellion" in 1837. But whereas he was an astute political agitator, he was utterly hopeless as a leader of an uprising, and it quickly degenerated into a farce. The Firebrand is an illuminating biography of this fascinating yet perplexing man; it is a lucid and sometimes whimsical account of his life and role in the rebellion, and I believe captures the spirit of the times quite well.
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