The story of the Northwest Rebellion is synonymous with M???tis leader Louis Riel, whose allies joined together in 1885 to face the military forces of the Canadian government, engaging in a civil war on the Canadian Prairies. A lesser-known element of the story is the gripping tale of river warfare along the banks of rivers in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. In Prairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion , historian Gordon E. Tolton tells of the follies and triumphs of a small prairie war that was ...
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The story of the Northwest Rebellion is synonymous with M???tis leader Louis Riel, whose allies joined together in 1885 to face the military forces of the Canadian government, engaging in a civil war on the Canadian Prairies. A lesser-known element of the story is the gripping tale of river warfare along the banks of rivers in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba. In Prairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest Rebellion , historian Gordon E. Tolton tells of the follies and triumphs of a small prairie war that was fought using steamboats, ferries and other river craft. This was an adventure experienced at water level by warriors and soldiers on all sides--European settlers, First Nations and M???tis. Richly illustrated and thoroughly researched, Prairie Warships takes readers to an era when the frontier was under siege, when prairie towns were ports of call, when a region's lifeblood depended on transport and when the mood of the river determined the fate of a nation.
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Add this copy of Prairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest to cart. $22.99, fair condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 2007 by Heritage House Publishing Co. Ltd..
Add this copy of Prairie Warships: River Navigation in the Northwest to cart. $27.95, very good condition, Sold by Bruce McLeod rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Winnipeg, MB, CANADA, published 2007 by Heritage House.
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Very Good. Book VERY GOOD+ 6.75" x 9.75" softcover. Light edge wear to covers only, interiors as-new. 335 pages including index, 80 black and white photographs, line drawings, paintings This book describes how Louis Riel and the Northwest Rebellion by the Metis, fought a small civil war along Canadian prairie rivers using steamboats, ferries and other river craft.