The Story of Louis Riel
Author | : Anonymous |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2004-07-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 1410215148 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781410215147 |
Rating | : 4/5 (147 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Story of Louis Riel written by Anonymous and published by . This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the Riel-led rebellion in the Canadian Red River country. Louis Riel, the Canadian religious figure and prophet of a new order in the West who was plagued with bouts of insanity, was a once enigmatic man who has become one o the most closely scrutinized figures in Canadian history, leading to a century-long debate about whether Riel was a great political leader or a madman. It is a story of racism, the story of Louis Riel and of the American Indians of the Northern Great Plains, the Sioux, Cree, and Blackfeet; and of the Metis or 'half breeds' who sought to create a nation born of violence and despair, and reared to a brief glory. White men called it treason. For this Louis Riel died on the gallows in 1885, and his nation died with him.