In 1839 fifty-eight men left Montreal for the penal colony of New South Wales. They were ordinary people who had been caught up in the political whirlwind of the 1838 rebellion. Even though they were all civilians, they had been tried by court martial. Convicted of treason, their properties forfeited to the crown, they paid a heavy price for rebellion. And as convicts in Australia, they were considered the lowest of a bad lot. During their years there, however, they earned the respect of Sydney’s citizens.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibiliographical references and index
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- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 971.03/9
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 20
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- 9781770700789 1550022423
- LCCN
- F1032
- LCCN Item number
- B66 1995eb
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- 1 electronic text (xiv, 367 p., [13] p. of plates)
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- Canada
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00603081 (OCoLC)281721426 (CaOOCEL)410481
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Table of Contents
- CONTENTS 4
- ILLUSTRATIONS 176
- LIST OF TABLES 5
- LIST OF FIGURES 5
- FOREWORD 8
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10
- PREFACE 12
- Part One: Background to Rebellion 18
- 1 The First Blow, Autumn 1837: They 'Wanted Reform, and Not Revolution' 20
- 2 'To Overthrow Her Majesty's Government' 41
- Part Two: Treasons and Trials 62
- 3 Fiasco in Chateauguay 64
- 4 Napierville – 'To Conquer or Die' 87
- 5 From Euphoria to Defeat in Beauharnois 111
- 6 'Damn You, and Your Queen, and Your Government': Mayhem in Laprairie – Caution in Terrebonne 134
- 7 Abuses, Numbers, and Processes 154
- Part Three: Transportation and Life in New South Wales 190
- 8 'Taking a Trip on a Government Ship' 192
- 9 Sydney – 'Until Yesterday a Byword of Reproach' 219
- 10 Longbottom Stockade: 'In French Long Fond ... a Pretty Enough Place' 236
- 11 'Land of a Thousand Sorrows' 263
- Part Four: The Conclusions 286
- 12 Aftermath 288
- 13 'There Must Always Be Victims' 307
- APPENDICES 324
- A: Biographical Notes on the Men Transported to New South Wales 324
- B: Montreal Star Interview with François-Maurice Lepailleur 329
- ABBREVIATIONS 334
- NOTES 335
- SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY 384
- INDEX 394
- A 394
- B 394
- C 394
- D 395
- E 395
- F 395
- G 395
- H 396
- I 396
- J 396
- K 396
- L 396
- M 396
- N 397
- O 397
- P 397
- Q 398
- R 398
- S 398
- T 398
- U 398
- W 398
