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Book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North West Territories  1870 97

Download or read book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North West Territories 1870 97 written by Lewis Herbert Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of government in the North-West Territories, emphasizing the movement for local control.

Book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North

Download or read book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North written by Lewis Herbert Thomas and published by . This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North West Territories  1870 97

Download or read book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North West Territories 1870 97 written by Lewis Herbert Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the development of government in the North-West Territories, emphasizing the movement for local control.

Book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North West Territories 1870 1897

Download or read book The Struggle for Responsible Government in the North West Territories 1870 1897 written by Lewis Herbert Thomas and published by . This book was released on 1956 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Riel s Defence

    Book Details:
  • Author : Hans V. Hansen
  • Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
  • Release : 2014-06-01
  • ISBN : 0773590471
  • Pages : 275 pages

Download or read book Riel s Defence written by Hans V. Hansen and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2014-06-01 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1885, Louis Riel was charged with high treason, found guilty, and consequently executed for his role in Saskatchewan's North-West Rebellion. During his trial, the Métis leader gave two speeches, passionately defending the interests of the Métis in western Canada as well as his own life. Riel's Defence studies these speeches, demonstrating the range of Riel's political and personal concerns. The first and better known of the two speeches addresses the jury, while Riel's second speech - rarely reprinted - addresses the court following his guilty verdict. Both orations have been edited, annotated, and reprinted, and are followed by essays from diverse perspectives including philosophy, law, history, political science, religion, and communication studies. Through the course of their inquiry, contributors come to understand more about Riel's personal character and political thought, as well as his arguments supporting Métis land claims, grievances against the federal government, and his immigration plan for the North-West. Evaluating the rhetorical quality, legal merit, and cultural stakes of his speeches, Riel's Defence reveals the significance of the last public statements made by a man who indelibly shaped Canada’s history by combining his personal vision with a national vision.

Book The Prairie West as Promised Land

Download or read book The Prairie West as Promised Land written by R. Douglas Francis and published by University of Calgary Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millions of immigrants were attracted to the Canadian West by promotional literature from the government in the late 19th century to the First World War bringing with them visions of opportunity to create a Utopian society or a chance to take control of their own destinies.

Book Agricultural History

Download or read book Agricultural History written by Gregory P. Marchildon and published by University of Regina Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The eighteen essays selected for this volume of the History of the Prairie West Series all focus on the agricultural history of the Canadian Plains. They cover a detailed survey of First Nations agricultural practices, agriculture during the fur trade era, and the history of ranching and the evolution as fenced-in farm settlements supplanted the open range." -- from publisher.

Book Honor   Jaxon

Download or read book Honor Jaxon written by Donald B. Smith and published by Coteau Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "William Henry Jackson was born an Anglo-Saxon Methodist in Southern Ontario. Leaving behind that identity, he served as Louis Riel's secretary during the 1885 Resistance, narrowly avoiding lengthly imprisonment. Escaping an asylum for the insane, he went on to become a prominent labour leader in Chicago, finally trying his hand as a real estate developer in New York City. Along the way, he adopted the name Honore Jaxon, and assumed a prairie Metis identity." -- from publisher.

Book The Cowboy Cavalry

Download or read book The Cowboy Cavalry written by Gordon E. Tolton and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2011-05-15 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Native and Métis unrest escalated into the Northwest Rebellion of 1885, settlers in southern Alberta's cattle country were terrified. Three major First Nations bordered their range, and war seemed certain. In anticipation, 114 men mustered to form the Rocky Mountain Rangers, a volunteer militia charged with ensuring the safety of the open range between the Rocky Mountains and the Cypress Hills. The Rangers were a motley crew, from ex-Mounties and ex-cons to retired, high-ranking military officials and working, ranch-hand cowpokes. Membership qualifications were scant: ability to ride a horse, knowledge of the prairies, and preparedness to die. This is their story, inextricably linked to the dissensions of the day, rife with skirmishes, corruption, jealousies, rumour, innuendo and gross media sensationalizing . . . all bound together with what author Gordon Tolton terms “a generous helping of gunpowder.” Tolton’s meticulous research reveals unexplored perspectives and little-known details. Be prepared for surprises!

Book The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney

Download or read book The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney written by Brian Titley and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Frontier World of Edgar Dewdney is a biography of a man who played a key role in the events which marked the political, social, and economic transformation of western Canada in the latter half of the nineteenth century. An immigrant adventurer seeking his fortune in the colonies, Dewdney was embroiled in the gold rushes of the 1860s, the B.C. debates on Confederation, the Riel Rebellion of 1885, political evolution in the North-West Territories, and the Klondike gold rush. In following his exploits, we follow the story of a region experiencing breathtaking change.

Book Civilizing the Wilderness

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  • Author : A.A. den Otter
  • Publisher : University of Alberta
  • Release : 2012-04-05
  • ISBN : 0888645465
  • Pages : 473 pages

Download or read book Civilizing the Wilderness written by A.A. den Otter and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2012-04-05 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven essays explore the dichotomy of "civilizing" and "wilderness" in 1850s Euro-British North America.

Book The Developing West

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  • Author : Lewis Herbert Thomas
  • Publisher : University of Alberta
  • Release : 1983
  • ISBN : 9780888640352
  • Pages : 364 pages

Download or read book The Developing West written by Lewis Herbert Thomas and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 1983 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No description

Book The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences

Download or read book The Origins of Canadian and American Political Differences written by Jason Kaufman and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-02-16 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do the United States and Canada have such divergent political cultures when they share one of the closest economic and cultural relationships in the world? Kaufman examines the North American political landscape to draw out the essential historical factors that underlie the countries’ differences.

Book White Settler Reserve

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  • Author : Ryan Eyford
  • Publisher : UBC Press
  • Release : 2016-07-01
  • ISBN : 0774831618
  • Pages : 272 pages

Download or read book White Settler Reserve written by Ryan Eyford and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1875, Icelandic immigrants established a colony on the southwest shore of Lake Winnipeg. The timing and location of New Iceland was not accidental. Across the Prairies, the Canadian government was creating land reserves for Europeans in the hope that the agricultural development of Indigenous lands would support the state’s economic and political ambitions. In this innovative history, Ryan Eyford expands our understanding of the creation of western Canada: his nuanced account traces the connections between Icelandic colonists, the Indigenous people they displaced, and other settler groups while exposing the ideas and practices integral to building a colonial society.