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George F. G. Stanley (1907–2002)

Auteur de The Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel Rebellions

16 oeuvres 151 utilisateurs 2 critiques

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A brief overview of Canada during the American Revolutionary War. There are so few books on the topic, this one is almost a must-read, though it is so thin that it can hardly tell the story of any individual elements.
 
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poirotketchup | Mar 18, 2021 |
The classic accounts of two pivotal moments in Canadian History. The first Riel rebellion was relatively bloodless, with the Federal government coming to understand how to deal with a set of difficulties in attaching the Prairies to the Eastern Provinces. The second go round was bloodier, and was a difficult moment for the Ottawa government, leading to it understanding some of the responsibilities of dominion governance. I regret that Prof. Stanley used the then popular term "Half Breed" for the now-popular and more accurate term, "Metis".… (plus d'informations)
 
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DinadansFriend | Oct 27, 2019 |

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Œuvres
16
Membres
151
Popularité
#137,935
Évaluation
½ 3.4
Critiques
2
ISBN
19
Langues
1

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