The Bubbles of Canada. By the author of "The Clockmaker".
London. Richard Bentley. 1839. Hardcover. 8vo. 22.5cm, half- title, viii,342p., in the original publishers dark green cloth, paper label, label rubbed and worn, some slight wear at the top and bottom spine edge. else a very good to fine copy in its original state T.P.L. 2160. "Eleven letters addressed to James Haliburton, Esq., discussing the historical background of the political dissensions in the Canadas, . ". -TPL. Haliburton's savage attack on Lord Durham's Report (1838), a reflection of his hardening Tory attitudes after the 1837-8 Rebellion in the Canadas. He was angered at the British abandonment of British North America and had contempt for the liberals and reformers who were gaining influence in British affairs. (Toye). Item #13658
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