About this title: Howard tells the dramatic stow of the Metis people's valiant struggles to establish a homeland on the plains along the United States-Canada border. Descendants of fur traders and Indians, the Metis mounted insurrections against the Canadian government in 1869-70 and 1885 led by the messianic Louis Riel.
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Binding: Hardcover w/dj
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Good; interior pages clean and lightly tanned; Near fine/ fair; the dj has quite a bit of wear, with small tears, chips, creases, and staining/discoloration; on the other hand, the black boards are nearly perfect, with just a couple of light scuffs;... read more
Edition: 1st paperback printing.
Binding: Mass market paperback
Publisher: Swan Publishing, Toronto
Date Published: 1965
Description: Very good. (Mass market paperback) 480pp. Maps, index. Book about Louis Riel. Locale: Manitoba. (Riel, Indians of N.A., Riel Rebellion) read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow and Company, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: Fine in Very Good+ DJ. A Narrative of the Northwest. Tight, bright and unmarred. DJ shows light shelf wear, focused at head, heel and tips, small chip at top front fold, several small, closed tears, price clipped, else bright and clean. Black cloth boards, gilt lettering and decorative elements. 8vo. xii, 601pp. Illus. (b/w plates). Bibliography. Index. Eleven maps by Irvin Shope. Overall, a handsome copy of this intriguing history. read more
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Swan Publishing
Date Published: 1965
Description: Good+ 480pp. Covers are worn, short tear and creases to spine. Small stain to margin of several pages. Leaves browned, but unmarked. read more
Description: Very Good. Previously read with moderate shelf wear. No underlining or margin notes present. We are the Twin Cities' largest independent book store. read more
Edition: Swan Edition First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Swan Publishing Co, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1970
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. SWAN 99-104 Foreword by Hartwell Bowsfield Provincial Archivist Province of Manitoba. "The same year (1952) saw the publication of the first biography of Louis Riel. The book, Strange Empire by Joseph Kinsey Howard, was and remains the most readable study of the much maligned Metis leader who was hanged for treason in 1985. " Near fine white paperback. Slight use, spine crease. (1970), (1965), 12mo, 480pp. read more
Edition: Swan Edition First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Swan Publishing Co, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1965
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Foreword by Hartwell Bowsfield Provincial Archivist Province of Manitoba. "The same year (1952) saw the publication of the first biography of Louis Riel. The book, Strange Empire by Joseph Kinsey Howard, was and remains the most readable study of the much maligned Metis leader who was hanged for treason in 1985. " Near fine white paperback. Slight use. (1965), 12mo, 480pp. read more
Edition: Swan Edition First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Swan Publishing Co, Toronto, ON, Canada
Date Published: 1965
Description: Near Fine. No Jacket. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Foreword by Hartwell Bowsfield Provincial Archivist Province of Manitoba. "The same year (1952) saw the publication of the first biography of Louis Riel. The book, Strange Empire by Joseph Kinsey Howard, was and remains the most readable study of the much maligned Metis leader who was hanged for treason in 1985. " Near fine white paperback. Slight use, previous owner name on cover and inside. (1965), 12mo, 480pp. read more
Binding: hc
Publisher: William Morrow and Co, New York
Date Published: 1952
Description: very good. pp. 601. Intriguing story of Father Louis Riel, prophet of the metis people of the Canadian Red River, and his attempt to found a new nation. read more
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