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The audacity of his enterprise : Louis Riel and the Métis nation that Canada never was, 1840-1875

The audacity of his enterprise : Louis Riel and the Métis nation that Canada never was, 1840-1875

Hamon, M. Max., 1980- author.
Book 2019

"Louis Riel (1844-1885) was an iconic figure in Canadian history best known for his roles in the Red River Resistance of 1869 and the Northwest Resistance of 1885. A political leader of the Métis people of the Canadian Prairies, Riel is often portrayed as a rebel. Reconstructing his experiences in the Northwest, Quebec and the worlds in between, Max Hamon revisits Riel's life through his own eyes, illuminating how he and the Métis were much mor...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Métis Prairie Provinces Biography
Prairie Provinces History 19th century
Riel, Louis, 1844-1885
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ISBN:
9780773559370
077355937X
Description:
xvi, 414 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Notes:
Canadiana
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Family of a Métis nation
Métis government : from Sayer to Miller
Métis leadership transformed
The Collège de Montréal
Louis Riel's education
A study in "civilization"
The public sphere of Red River
A wind of revolution blows
The storm is on the horizon
A network approach to Confederation
Red River networks
The amnesty issue
The sine qua non of Confederation
Control Number:
2871145
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