TY  - BOOK
AU  - Reaney,James
AU  - Rampen,Leo
AU  - Dragland,Stan
TI  - The Boy With an R in His Hand: a tale of the type-riot at William Lyon MacKenzie's printing office in 1826 
SN  - 0889840598
U1  - F REA 
PY  - 1984///, c1965
CY  - Erin, Ont.
PB  - Porcupine's Quill
KW  - Mackenzie, William Lyon,
KW  - Colonial advocate
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Canadian newspapers (English)
KW  - Ontario
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Canadian fiction
KW  - Authors, Canadian
KW  - FICTION / Historical / Canada
N2  - 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. Joel, the elder brother, aligns himself with the Family Compact and his overbearing, stuffy uncle, while Alex, more imaginative and courageous, becomes an apprentice to William Lyon Mackenzie at the Colonial Advocate. There he learns in some detail about Mackenzie’s press
ER  -