Honoré Jaxon: Prairie Visionary

by Donald Smith

Born in 1861 to a Methodist family, William Henry Jackson grew up in Ontario before moving to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, where he sympathized with the M tis and became personal secretary to Louis Riel. After the M tis defeat a Regina court committed the young English Canadian idealist to the lunatic asylum at Lower Fort Garry. He eventually escaped to the United States, joined the labour union movement, and renounced his race. Self-identifying...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487550146
• ISBN13: 9781487550141
• Release Date: November 2023
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"