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Humours of '37, Grave, Gay and Grim: Rebellion Times in the Canadas

Chapter 21: Transcriber’s Note:
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The authors assemble a lively miscellany of accounts, documents, songs and reminiscences about the rebellion period, balancing sober analysis with ironic and anecdotal material. Eyewitness testimony, contemporary pamphlets, official dispatches and local ballads are woven to portray causes, public feeling, leading figures and everyday incidents, while preserving local colour and humour drawn from veterans' memories. The volume favors readable narrative over exhaustive annotation, aiming to recover motives and atmosphere by juxtaposing official records with oral memoirs and satirical pieces that show how myth and reality shaped popular recollection.

Transcriber’s Note:

Inconsistent spelling and hyphenation are as in the original.