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1	Strange Empire more books like this by Joseph Kinsey Howard, Nicholas Vrooman (Introduction by) add to wishlist 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. see all copies from $4.93! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
2	Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography more books like this by Chester Brown add to wishlist Martyr or Madman? The Passionate Rebel History Can't Close The Book On. Is this the future of comics? Respectably penning the dowdy pages of history? Don't be fooled. This is one of the hippest comics going and will be a controversial must-have in 2003. Legendary cartoonist Chester Brown reveals in the dusty closet of Canadian history there are ... see all copies from $9.07! new only from $12.87! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Louis Riel more books like this by George Francis Gilman Stanley add to wishlist see all copies from $4.52! new only from $40.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Louis 'David' Riel: Prophet of the New World more books like this by Thomas Flanagan add to wishlist Louis Riel is one of the great tragic heroes in Canadian history, and one of its most misunderstood. Was he a prophet or a madman? The debate rages still... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Louis David Riel REV/E more books like this by Thomas Flanagan add to wishlist Riel's initial impulse was to renovate the Catholic Church from within. Through his sufferings, through his absolute obedience to the hierarchy, he would contribute to the universal triumph of the Church. see all copies from $13.76! new only from $14.00! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Queen V Louis Riel more books like this by Louis Riel add to wishlist see all copies from $2.93! new only from $108.44!
7	Riel : a life of revolution more books like this by Maggie Siggins add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Scorched Wood People more books like this by Rudy Wiebe add to wishlist ""Sixteen years later Louis Riel would be dressing himself again ... to be hanged by his neck until he is at last, perfectly, dead. 0 my God have mercy."" So begins Rudy Wiebe's powerful portrayal of Louis Riel, the mystic revolutionary of the Northwest, and Gabriel Dumont - "the savage" as he calls himself - the great buffalo hunter who ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	Riel & the Rebellion 2/E more books like this by Thomas Flanagan add to wishlist When, in 1983, the first edition of "Riel and the Rebellion" was published, the scholarly controversy concerning Thomas Flanagan's interpretation of the Rebellion of 1885 escalated to one of national significance. One of the few books that presents a countervailing view Of the traditional interpretation Of the Rebellion, Flanagan contends that the ... see all copies from $8.43! new only from $18.79!
10	Two Plays more books like this by George Woodcock add to wishlist This volume contains two uniquely Canadian stories of exile: The Island of Demons and Six Dry Cakes for the Hunted. see all copies from $7.77! new only from $8.24! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Louis Riel more books like this by Rosemary Neering add to wishlist Louis Riel is published by Fitzhenry and Whiteside. see all copies from $2.23! new only from $5.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12	The trial of Louis Riel more books like this by John Coulter add to wishlist see all copies from $6.25! first editions \| SVS
13	The collected writings of Louis Riel more books like this by Louis Riel add to wishlist This critical, definitive edition is composed of five annotated volumes: three of letters, diaries, declarations, and other prose writings, ordered chronologically; one of poetry; and a reference volume. Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand Riel and his influence on the history of Western Canada. see all copies from $60.00! new only from $60.00! \| first editions
14	Selected Poetry of Louis Riel more books like this by Louis Riel, Glen Campbell (Editor), Paul Savoi (Translator) add to wishlist Luis Riel, the compelling leader of the Metis, hanged by Sir John A. MacDonald's government in 1885, sits at the core of the Canadian national imagination. Among partisans, he is either a poltroon or prophet, politically adept or an inept fool. He was a visionary, and a very interesting poet, full of rancor and tenderness, self-pity and dignity. ... see all copies from $12.68! new only from $12.68!
15	"1885" The Riel Rebellion. more books like this by Frank W. Anderson add to wishlist see all copies from $2.00!
16	Strange Empire: Louis Riel and the Metis People more books like this by Joseph Kinsey Howard, Howard Joseph add to wishlist see all copies from $3.49! first editions
17 view cover	Honore Jaxon: Prairie Visionary more books like this by Donald B Smith add to wishlist The first definitive biography of this complex political man, who served as Louis Riel's secretary in 1885, and went on to be a labour leader in Chicago and a "capitalist" in New York City. Born in Toronto to a Methodist family and raised in Wingham, Ontario, William Henry Jackson attended the University of Toronto before moving to Prince Albert, ... see all copies from $2.95! new only from $12.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18	Them damn Canadians hanged Louis Riel! A novel. more books like this by James McNamee add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
19	Louis Riel more books like this by Dan Asfar add to wishlist Champion of a people or traitorous rabble-rouser? Political visionary or religious lunatic? Louis Riel is one of the most ambiguous figures in Canadian history, a man who stood and fell for the Metis nation. Read about the fascinating western icon in this well-paced biography. see all copies from $7.52! new only from $54.87! \| first editions
20	The Diaries of Louis Riel more books like this by Louis Riel add to wishlist see all copies from $10.95! first editions
21	The Life of Louis Riel more books like this by Peter Charlebois add to wishlist see all copies from $13.80! signed copies \| first editions
22	I Fought Riel: A Military Memoir more books like this by Major Char Es a Boulton, Charles A Boulton, Heather Robertson (Editor) add to wishlist Louis Riel personally singled out Major Charles Arkoll Boulton for execution. Thomas Scott was shot instead, but Boulton never lost his visceral hatred for the "rebel chief." see all copies from $21.86! new only from $21.86! \| first editions
23	The Red River Rebellion more books like this by J. M. Bumsted add to wishlist see all copies from $18.36!
24	The Visions and Revelations of St. Louis the Mtis more books like this by David Day add to wishlist One of the mysteries of Louis Riel's meteoric career is the influence he exerted over Gabriel Dumont and his hard-headed Me tis warriors. Poet/novelist/natural historian David Day has found the key to this mystery in the journals which Riel kept during the Batoche campaign and in prison, under sentence of death. A charismatic visionary is revealed ... see all copies from $9.95! first editions
25 view cover	The Story of Louis Riel the Rebel Chief more books like this by Joseph Edmond Collins add to wishlist Louis Riel (1844 -1885) was a Canadian politician and the founder of the province of Manitoba. As leader of the Metis people of the Canadian prairies, he led two resistance movements against the Canadian government. Riel fought to preserve the culture and rights of the Metis people in the Northwest. The first resistance was the Red River Rebellion ... see all copies from $10.21! new only from $10.21! \| first editions \| SVS

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