Strange Empire

by Joseph Kinsey Howard

Book Overview

Descendants of fur traders and Indians, the M?tis mounted insurrections against the Canadian government in 1869-70 and 1885 led by the messianic Louis Riel.

With passion and verve, Joseph Kinsey Howard, author of the bestselling Montana: High, Wide, and Handsome, narrates the tragic story of Riel, the M?tis people, and their struggle for a homeland on the plains of the US-Canada border.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873512987
• ISBN13: 9780873512985
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 637 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.4" x 8.5"