Birth of Western Canada (Reprints in Canadian History)

For fifty years Caandian historians have considered George F.G. Stanleys The Birth of Western Canada a classic work on the Riel rebellions and a seminal study of western Canadian history. Through thelens of the Metis uprisings Stanley focuses on some of the essential and perennial issues of Canadian history: the frontier, the impact of contact with Europeans on Native peoples, and the dynamic of minorities and dominant cultures. The political implications of Riels execution continue to reverberate today.A new introduction by Thomas lanagan palces the work in its historical context.