The Boy With an R in His Hand : a tale of the type-riot at William Lyon MacKenzie's printing office in 1826 /
Reaney, James, 1926-2008, author.
The Boy With an R in His Hand : a tale of the type-riot at William Lyon MacKenzie's printing office in 1826 / by James Reaney ; with an introduction by Stan Dragland ; illustrated by Leo Rampen. - Third edition. - Erin, Ont. : Porcupine's Quill, 1984, c1965. - 109 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Tells the story of two orphan brothers who arrive in York from the Red River Settlement in 1826 and quickly become involved with the complex politics of Upper Canada. Joel, the elder brother, aligns himself with the Family Compact and his overbearing, stuffy uncle, while Alex, more imaginative and courageous, becomes an apprentice to William Lyon Mackenzie at the Colonial Advocate. There he learns in some detail about Mackenzie’s press.
0889840598 0889840318
Mackenzie, William Lyon, 1795-1861 --Fiction.
Colonial advocate--Fiction.
Canadian newspapers (English)--History--Ontario--Fiction.
Ontario--History--19th century--Fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Authors, Canadian.
FICTION / Historical / Canada.
F REA
The Boy With an R in His Hand : a tale of the type-riot at William Lyon MacKenzie's printing office in 1826 / by James Reaney ; with an introduction by Stan Dragland ; illustrated by Leo Rampen. - Third edition. - Erin, Ont. : Porcupine's Quill, 1984, c1965. - 109 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Tells the story of two orphan brothers who arrive in York from the Red River Settlement in 1826 and quickly become involved with the complex politics of Upper Canada. Joel, the elder brother, aligns himself with the Family Compact and his overbearing, stuffy uncle, while Alex, more imaginative and courageous, becomes an apprentice to William Lyon Mackenzie at the Colonial Advocate. There he learns in some detail about Mackenzie’s press.
0889840598 0889840318
Mackenzie, William Lyon, 1795-1861 --Fiction.
Colonial advocate--Fiction.
Canadian newspapers (English)--History--Ontario--Fiction.
Ontario--History--19th century--Fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Authors, Canadian.
FICTION / Historical / Canada.
F REA