Riel and the rebellion
Subtitle: 1885 reconsidered
By: Thomas Flanagan.
Publisher: Western Producer Prairie Books
Published: 1983
Place of publication: Saskatoon, Sask
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
Subjects: Riel, Louis, 1844-1885.; Riel Rebellion, 1885.
Description: A re-examination of the evidence surrounding the North-West Rebellion. Author claims to disprove the now conventional views that the Rebellion was provoked by government ineptitude or malice and that Riel was unjustly punished for treason. Concludes that the Metis grievances were partly of their own making.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.