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The Emigrant

by HEAD, Sir Francis B

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London: John Murray, 1846. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. 441 p. 20 cm. Half leather with marbled paper boards and matching endpapers. Top edge gilt. Moderate wear to extremities. Small label on front pastedown and a front leaf.

Sir Francis Bond Head (1793-1875) was Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1835 to 1838, at the time of the Upper Canada Rebellion. His conduct was so erratic and irresponsible that he was removed from office; William Lyon Mackenzie called him "Sir Francis Bone Head." In this volume, Head defends his own policies and criticizes those of Lord Durham and Lord Russell. Head observes that the emigrant who left the homeland with a sense of frustration or grievance becomes more conservative as he prospers in the colony and concludes that radicalism is the work of demagogues who sway new arrivals before they've had a chance to succeed. Sabin 31132. TPL 7862. Gagnon I 1638.

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Bookseller
Attic Books CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
129917
Title
The Emigrant
Author
HEAD, Sir Francis B
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
John Murray
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1846
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Pioneers, Settlers, Upper Canada Rebellion, Politics, Radicals, Emigrants, Immigrants, Lord Durham, Lord Russell,
Bookseller catalogs
Canadian Literature;

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