| Call #: | Shortt FC3206 .A423 1885 |
| Author: |
Adam, G. Mercer 1830-1912
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| Title: | The Canadian North-west : its history and its troubles, from the early days of the fur-trade to the era of the railway and the settler, with incidents of travel in the region, and the narrative of three insurrections / by G. Mercer Adam .. |
| Published: | Toronto : Rose Pub. Co. ; Whitby : J. S. Robertson, 1885. |
| Description: | viii, 390 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Notes: | At head of title: From savagery to civilization. |
| 3 copies | |
| Adam was a former Captain of the Queen's Own Rifles and editor of The Canadian Monthly. In his book he attempts to explain the causes of the Riel Resistances by tracing them back to the early days of the fur trade. According to Adam, his story is written without partiality or exaggeration. | |
| Subject: |
Northwest Rebellion, 1885 - Causes
Northwest Field Force - 1885 |