I Fought Riel

Author : Major Char;es A. Boulton
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0888629354

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I Fought Riel by Major Char;es A. Boulton Pdf

Louis Riel personally singled out Major Charles Arkoll Boulton for execution. Thomas Scott was shot instead, but Boulton never lost his visceral hatred for the "rebel chief". A leader of the Canadian forces during the Red River Rebellion of 1869-70, Boulton was a seasoned veteran when Métis rose again in 1885. Recruiting his own force of mounted infantry he served in the heart of the action at Fish Creek and Batoche, witnessing scenes of massacre and horror, listening to First Nations leaders as they pleaded their cases, visiting the headquarters of the Métis, speaking with the English general Frederick Middleton. Boulton was privileged to be both participant in and observer of the drama of passion and ambition that idelibly marked the history of the Canadian West. First published in 1886, the narrative reproduced in I Fought Riel presents an incredibly vivid portrait of this important passage in the history of the West. With an insightful introduction by Heather Robertson.

Author : Jean Teillet
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781443450140

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The North-West Is Our Mother by Jean Teillet Pdf

There is a missing chapter in the narrative of Canada’s Indigenous peoples—the story of the Métis Nation, a new Indigenous people descended from both First Nations and Europeans Their story begins in the last decade of the eighteenth century in the Canadian North-West. Within twenty years the Métis proclaimed themselves a nation and won their first battle. Within forty years they were famous throughout North America for their military skills, their nomadic life and their buffalo hunts. The Métis Nation didn’t just drift slowly into the Canadian consciousness in the early 1800s; it burst onto the scene fully formed. The Métis were flamboyant, defiant, loud and definitely not noble savages. They were nomads with a very different way of being in the world—always on the move, very much in the moment, passionate and fierce. They were romantics and visionaries with big dreams. They battled continuously—for recognition, for their lands and for their rights and freedoms. In 1870 and 1885, led by the iconic Louis Riel, they fought back when Canada took their lands. These acts of resistance became defining moments in Canadian history, with implications that reverberate to this day: Western alienation, Indigenous rights and the French/English divide. After being defeated at the Battle of Batoche in 1885, the Métis lived in hiding for twenty years. But early in the twentieth century, they determined to hide no more and began a long, successful fight back into the Canadian consciousness. The Métis people are now recognized in Canada as a distinct Indigenous nation. Written by the great-grandniece of Louis Riel, this popular and engaging history of “forgotten people” tells the story up to the present era of national reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. 2019 marks the 175th anniversary of Louis Riel’s birthday (October 22, 1844)

Author : Joseph Edmund Collins
Publisher : Rose Pub.
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Canada
ISBN : UOM:39015059505027

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The Story of Louis Riel, the Rebel Chief by Joseph Edmund Collins Pdf

Author : Maia Caron
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1553804996

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Song of Batoche by Maia Caron Pdf

Fiction. Native American Studies. Louis Riel arrives at Batoche in 1884 to help the Metis fight for their lands and discovers that the rebellious outsider Josette Lavoie is a granddaughter of the famous chief Big Bear, whom he needs as an ally. But Josette learns of Riel's hidden agenda -- to establish a separate state with his new church at its head -- and refuses to help him. Only when the great Gabriel Dumont promises her that he will not let Riel fail does she agree to join the cause. In this raw wilderness on the brink of change, the lives of seven unforgettable characters converge, each one with secrets: Louis Riel and his tortured wife Marguerite; a duplicitous Catholic priest; Gabriel Dumont and his dying wife Madeleine; a Hudson's Bay Company spy; and the enigmatic Josette Lavoie. As the Dominion Army marches on Batoche, Josette and Gabriel must manage Riel's escalating religious fanaticism and a growing attraction to each other. SONG OF BATOCHE is a timeless story that traces the borderlines of faith and reason, obsession and madness, betrayal and love.

Author : Joseph Boyden
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39076002902653

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Louis Riel and Gabriel Dumont by Joseph Boyden Pdf

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188).

Author : Jennifer Reid
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Canada
ISBN : 9780826344151

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Louis Riel and the Creation of Modern Canada by Jennifer Reid Pdf

"Jennifer Reid looks at the man known today as the founder of Manitoba. Not just a traditional biography, Reid examines Riel's education and religious beliefs."--[book jacket].

Author : Sharon Stewart
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781770706569

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Louis Riel by Sharon Stewart Pdf

Louis Riel devoted his life to the Metis cause. A fiery activist, he struggled against injustice as he saw it. He was a pioneer in the field of Aboriginal rights and land claims but was branded an outlaw in his own time. In 1885, he was executed for treason. In 1992, the House of Commons declared Riel a founder of Manitoba. November 16 is now designated Louis Riel Day in Canada.

Author : Cheryl Chad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Batoche, Battle of, Batoche, Sask., 1885
ISBN : 1927756200

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Back to Batoche by Cheryl Chad Pdf

Author : Julie H. Ferguson,Tom Henighan,Nicholas Maes,Wayne Larsen,Sharon Stewart
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-11-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459724334

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Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–25 by Julie H. Ferguson,Tom Henighan,Nicholas Maes,Wayne Larsen,Sharon Stewart Pdf

Presenting five titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: firebrand Metis leader Louis Riel; landscape painter James Wilson Morrice; Arctic explorer and ethnologist Vilhjalmur Stefansson; revered novelist Robertson Davies; and the “Father of British Columbia,” James Douglas. Includes Louis Riel James Wilson Morrice Vilhjalmur Stefansson Robertson Davies James Douglas

Author : Julie H. Ferguson,Tom Henighan,Nicholas Maes,Wayne Larsen,Sharon Stewart,Valerie Knowles,D.T. Lahey,Edward Butts,Peggy Dymond Leavey
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 1315 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459724389

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Quest Biographies Bundle — Books 21–30 by Julie H. Ferguson,Tom Henighan,Nicholas Maes,Wayne Larsen,Sharon Stewart,Valerie Knowles,D.T. Lahey,Edward Butts,Peggy Dymond Leavey Pdf

Presenting ten titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. The important Canadian lives detailed here are: painters Tom Thomson and James Wilson Morrice; explorer Vilhjalmur Stefansson; frontiersman Simon Girty; railway baron William C. Van Horne; early politicians George Simpson and James Douglas; revolutionary Metis leader Louis Riel; writer Robertson Davies; and early movie star Mary Pickford. Includes Louis Riel James Wilson Morrice Vilhjalmur Stefansson Robertson Davies James Douglas William C. Van Horne George Simpson Tom Thomson Simon Girty Mary Pickford

Author : Peggy Dymond Leavey,Sharon Stewart,Rosemary Sadlier,Edward Butts
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459732421

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Canadian Cultural Heritage 4-Book Bundle by Peggy Dymond Leavey,Sharon Stewart,Rosemary Sadlier,Edward Butts Pdf

Presenting four titles in the Quest Biography series profiling prominent figures in Canada’s history. In these four books, we explore the cultural heritage at the roots of Canada’s present-day multicultural society. In the lives of abolitionist Underground Railway hero Harriet Tubman, Metis revolutionary Louis Riel, frontiersman Simon Girty, and aboriginal elder stateswoman Molly Brant, we discover that the struggle for inclusion and human rights has existed since the dawn of Canada’s modern history. Includes: Harriet Tubman Louis Riel Simon Girty Molly Brant

Author : Sharon Stewart,Edward Butts,Rosemary Sadlier
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 584 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459727915

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Canadian Cultural Heritage Bundle by Sharon Stewart,Edward Butts,Rosemary Sadlier Pdf

Presenting three titles in the Quest Biography series that profiles prominent figures in Canada’s history. In these three books we explore the cultural heritage that is at the roots of Canada’s present-day multicultural society. In the lives of abolitionist Underground Railway hero Harriet Tubman; Metis revolutionary Louis Riel; and frontiersman Simon Girty, who adopted and respected Native culture long before the vast majority of white people, we discover that the struggle for inclusion and human rights has existed since the dawn of Canada’s modern history. Includes Harriet Tubman Louis Riel Simon Girty

Author : John D. Pihach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 0889774587

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Mudeater by John D. Pihach Pdf

One of the last buffalo hunters on the frontier, Mudeater was an American Indian who later took on a new identity as a white man--"Robert Armstrong"--in Canada, and in 1885 led the men who brought Louis Riel into custody.

Author : Maggie Siggins
Publisher : HarperCollins Canada
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781443402392

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Riel by Maggie Siggins Pdf

Published to widespread critical acclaim, Riel: A Life of Revolution proved that an intimate and revealing portrait of one of our most enduring—and most isunderstood—legends could be an almost instant national bestseller. ‘Who is Louis Riel?’ Maggie Siggins asks, and comes up with some fascinating answers. Seen by many as an unrepentant traitor, a messianic prophet and a pathetic tyrant, Siggins uncovers the real Louis Riel—a complex man full of contradiction and angst, a charismatic visionary and poet, a humanitarian who gave up prestige and wealth to fight for the Métis people. Infused with atmosphere and detail, this fascinating portrait is illuminating in its accounts of the people and events that moulded the enigmatic rebel. Revealing a man passionate about forging an equitable and just relationship between native and white people, Riel: A Life of Revolution is more relevant today than ever before.

Author : Chester Brown
Publisher : Drawn & Quarterly
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781770460850

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Louis Riel by Chester Brown Pdf

Chester Brown reinvents the comic book medium to create the critically acclaimed historical biography Louis Riel. Brown won the Harvey Awards for best writing and best graphic novel for his compelling, meticulous, and dispassionate retelling of the charismatic, and perhaps insane, nineteenth-century Metis leader's life. Brown coolly documents with dramatic subtlety the violent rebellion on the Canadian prairie led by Riel, an embattled figure in Canadian history, regarded by some as a martyr who died in the name of freedom, while others consider him a treacherous murderer.