The Patriots and the People: The Rebellion of 1837 in Rural Lower Canada

by Allan Greer

Book Overview

The Lower Canadian Rebellion of 1837 has been called the most important event in pre-Confederation history. Previously, it has been explained as a response to economic distress or as the result of manipulation by middle-class politicians. Lord Durham believed it was an expression of racial conflict. The Patriots and the People is a fundamental reinterpretation of the Rebellion. Allan Greer argues that far being passive victims of events, the habitants...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802069304
• ISBN13: 9780802069306
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 8.6"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher