Political Unrest in Upper Canada, 1815-1836
Political Unrest in Upper Canada, 1815-1836

Author: Aileen Dunham

Publisher:

Published: 1927

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13:

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First published in 1927, this account of the political struggles of Upper Canada prior to the Rebellion of 1837 remains a classic piece of Canadian historical scholarship.

The Unvarnished Truth
The Unvarnished Truth

Author: Ann Fabian

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0520218620

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A study of the "plain unvarnished tales" of unschooled beggars, criminals, prisoners, and ex-slaves in the 19th century. Fabian shows how these works illuminate debates over who had the cultural authority to tell and sell their own stories. She gives us the origins of that curious American genre of selling one's tale of woe to make a buck, ala Oprah, et al.