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

"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 experience...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hamon, M. Max., 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019.
Subjects:
Riel, Louis, > 1844-1885.
1800-1899
Métis > Prairie Provinces > Biography.
Métis.
Prairie Provinces > History > 19th century.
Provinces des Prairies > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Prairie Provinces.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of 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.

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