`... 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.
This is a satisfying, fast-moving story, full of incident and detail about colonial life. It climaxes with the wrecking of Mackenzie's printshop and press by a band of young Tories acting with the implicit approval of the government, at the end of which Alex finds a single capital R, his souvenir of life as a printer's apprentice.
Recommended for ages nine and up, as a piece of Canadiana which enlivens history for the young reader.' Marilyn Rueter, Devil's Artisan
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
About the Author
James Reaney was born on a farm in South Easthope near Stratford, Ontario in 1926. He has won the Governor General's Award three times for his poetry, though he is perhaps better-known as a playwright, especially for his landmark Donnelly trilogy (1974-75).
Reaney's theatrical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice Through the Looking-Glass was produced at Stratford, Ontario in the summer of 1996. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Boy with an R in His Hand,James Reaney,Rebound by Sagebrush,061398496X,Children's 4-8 - History - General,Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction,History - General,Juvenile Nonfiction
Books:
- Canada (Modern Industrial World)
- Castles of the Middle Ages (Silver Burdett Picture Histories)
- Christopher Columbus
- Christopher Columbus (Why They Became Famous)
- Clothes: For Work, Play & Display (Timelines)
- Collecting Autographs
- Customs and Traditions (Historic Communities)
- Daily Disaster
- Economics Today and Tomorrow, Spanish Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Workbook
- Everyday Life of the Maya
Books
- With the Beatles: The Historic Photographs of Dezo Hoffmann
- American Humor: A Study of the National Character (New York Review Books Classics)
- High Performance Linux Clusters with OSCAR, Rocks, OpenMosix, and MPI (Nutshell Handbooks)
- Marketing w/ PowerWeb (Mcgraw Hill/Irwin Series in Marketing)
- Business Process Re-Engineering: Information Systems Opportunities and Challenges
- Aseptic Processing and Packaging of Food: A Food Industry Perspective
- Attention and Memory : An Integrated Framework (Oxford Psychology Series)
- Birds in the Hand : Fiction and Poetry About Birds
- Bimbos of the Death Sun (Windwalker Book)
- Biscuits, Spoonbread, and Sweet Potato Pie
- Beading with Right Angle Weave : A Beadwork How-To Book (Beadwork How-To series)
- Celebrating Family: Our Lifelong Bonds With Parents and Siblings
- Building the Cold War : Hilton International Hotels and Modern Architecture
- Chesapeake Spring
- Birnbaum's 96: Miami & Ft. Lauderdale (Birnbaum Travel Guides)
- German Books: Deutsche Bücher ~ 26
- Stadtguerilla und soziale Revolution. Über den bewaffneten Kampf und die Rote Armee Fraktion
- Samengewinnung im Gemüsebau
- MySQL (3rd Edition) (Developer's Library)