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Louis Riel : firebrand  Cover Image Book Book

Louis Riel : firebrand / Sharon Stewart.

Summary:

A fiery activist, Louis Riel devoted his life to the Metis cause. Once considered an outlaw, in 1992 the House of Commons declared him a founder of Manitoba.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781894852265 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: xiii, 194 p. : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
  • Publisher: Montreal : XYZ Publishing, 2007.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: The Chain -- Part one : Flint and steel. 1. Son of a Metis hero -- 2. Into the world -- 3. Who will lead our people? -- Part 2 : Blaze. 4. Loyal subject of Her Majesty -- 5. Resistance -- 6. Father of a province -- Part 3. : Embers. 7. Dispossessed and exiled -- 8. Prophet of the New World -- 9. Wanderer -- Part 4 : Wildfire. 10. Uprising -- 11. Trials -- Epilogue: The Legacy -- Chronology of Louis Riel (1844-1885).
Subject: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885.
Riel Rebellion, 1885.
Red River Rebellion, 1869-1870.
Métis > Prairie Provinces > Biography.
Northwest, Canadian > History > 1870-1905.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Legislative Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Legislative Library, Vaughan Street CT 1 Riel, Louis Ste (Text) 36970000594830 General Collection Volume hold Available -


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