THE CREATION OF MANITOBA; OR, A HISTORY OF THE RED RIVER TROUBLE
by Begg, Alexande
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
Toront, 1871. v,[1],408pp. plus [1]p. of ads. Frontis. Original gilt cloth. Boards rubbed, spine faded, fron hinge cracked. Light tanning, otherwise internally clean. Nearly very good. A series of letters written pseudonymously by Begg to the Toronto GLOBE in which he voices his sympathy for the participants in the Rebellion and lists their grievances. "A valuable history of the rebellion based on a diary in which the author recorded the occurrences and the movement of local opinion from day to day" - Peel. PEEL 319. GAGNON I:241.
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- William Reese Company (US)
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- Title
- THE CREATION OF MANITOBA; OR, A HISTORY OF THE RED RIVER TROUBLE
- Author
- Begg, Alexande
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Toront
- Date Published
- 1871
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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