Prairie Fire

Language: English

Published by Hurtig, Edmonton, 1984

0888302622 / 9780888302625

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SUBTITLED ; ` The 1885 Northwest Rebellion '. The authors of these 384 pages note that one way to look at the 1885 conflict was Canadians fighting Canadians. Louis Riel was most certainly the catalyst. LEARN more about : Farm Instructor Jefferson, Wingham, South Branch Metis, Isidore Dumonrt, Riel, Duck Lake, police scouts, self-cocker, cit-throat, prophet, Asiyiwin, Superintendent Leif Crozier, Chief White Cap, and Fort Carlton. Five b/w maps help set the chess pieces in their geographic places. INDEX aty back - after a long section of Notes. B/W photographs throughout. Cond : Boards are red with gilt lettering on spine. End-papers are green. Price-clipped d.j. is a wraps-around battle (Cutknife Creek) image from the Public Archive. D.J. in mylar. Colours bright , binding tight. Very minor soiling. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Almost giftable ! ! Quote (p. 129) : " Will Jackson was easily impressed by new people and new ideas. When he found a cause that appealed to him, Will embraced it thoroughly, passsionately, and suddenly. When Louis Riel arrived at the South Branch in July 1884, Jackson, then secretary of the Settlers' Union, was one of the first to visit him. Here was a golden ._._._. . " Size: Octavo.

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Title
Prairie Fire
Author
Beal, Robert and MacLeod, Rod
Publisher
Hurtig, Edmonton
Publication year
1984
Condition
Near Fine
Dust jacket
Very Good ++
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0888302622
ISBN 13
9780888302625
Illustrator
B/W Photographs
Edition
First American.
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Wagon Tongue Books

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I am a small home-based business so I may be difficult to reach by phone. I'm in the Mountain time zone. I've been passionate about books for approximately 30 years. Thank you for thinking Wagon Tongue.

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