River Road: Essays on Manitoba and Prairie History

by Gerald Friesen

The prairies are a focal point for momentous events in Canadian history, a place where two visions of Canada have often clashed: Louis Riel, the Manitoba School Question, French language rights, the 1919 Winnipeg General Strike, and the dramatic collapse of the Meech Lake Accord when MLA Elijah Harper voted "No."Gerald Friesen believes that it is the responsibility of the historian to "tell local stories in terms and concepts that make plain their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887556396
• ISBN13: 9780887556395
• Release Date: December 1996
• Publisher: University of Manitoba Press
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.1" x 9.0"