The man who had to hang : Louis Riel
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Book
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Category
General Library Collection
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Publication Year
1961
Publisher
Pages
320
Subject
Louis Riel -- 1844-1885
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Abstract
"Like all good biographies, it presents a vivid picture of the years in which it is set; it shows the background of lawlessness and exciting growth in the West that makes the period perennially fascinating. The intriguing, pathetic, and baffling character of Riel emerges with haunting clarity. The drama of his struggle for the rights of his "métis nation", hampered as he was by recurring insanity, has all the compelling and touchingly human elements of true classical tragedy.
Whether he was a martyr to his country's growth or the traitor he was branded, and why the jury's recommendation for mercy was ignored, have been the unhappy questions on Canada's conscience since that November morning in 1885 when Louis Riel walked to the gallows "with the dignity of a king". Although one of the author's illustrations forebears appeared for the prosecution, E. B. Osler takes his stand unequivocally on the side of Riel; and every fair-minded Canadian will want to give him a hearing."--Book jacket.
Whether he was a martyr to his country's growth or the traitor he was branded, and why the jury's recommendation for mercy was ignored, have been the unhappy questions on Canada's conscience since that November morning in 1885 when Louis Riel walked to the gallows "with the dignity of a king". Although one of the author's illustrations forebears appeared for the prosecution, E. B. Osler takes his stand unequivocally on the side of Riel; and every fair-minded Canadian will want to give him a hearing."--Book jacket.
Description
320 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Biblio Notes
Notes:
Includes index.
Includes index.
Number of Copies
1
