The Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel RebellionsFor fifty years Caandian historians have considered George F.G. Stanley's The Birth of Western Canada a classic work on the Riel rebellions and a seminal study of western Canadian history. Through thelens of the Metis uprisings Stanley focuses on some of the essential and perennial issues of Canadian history: the frontier, the impact of contact with Europeans on Native peoples, and the dynamic of minorities and dominant cultures. The political implications of Riel's execution continue to reverberate today. A new introduction by Thomas lanagan palces the work in its historical context. |
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THE OLD Order of Red RIVER | 3 |
THE END OF COMPANY RULE | 19 |
HALFBREEd Unrest in the Red River Settlement | 44 |
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