Land of a Thousand Sorrows
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Source: Journal d’un patriote exilé en Australie 1839-1845 (original version), published by Éditions du Septentrion
While in exile in Australia following his involvement in the Patriot rebellions of 1837-38, François-Maurice LePailleur kept a diary in which he described how his companions and him were living.
Translated transcript:
François-Maurice LePailleur
Land of a Thousand Sorrows
1839-1845
Text with introduction and notes by Georges Aubin
septentrion.