The Audacity of His Enterprise by M Max Hamon 2019 9780773559370

Like New Condition. 414 Pages. thru McGill-Queen's University Press 6.5x9.25x1.25 inches. Synopsis "Louis Riel and the Métis Nation That Canada Never Was, 1840–1875. Louis Riel (1844-1885) was an iconic figure in Canadian history best known for his roles in the Red River Resistance of 1869 and the Northwest Resistance of 1885. A political leader of the Métis people of the Canadian Prairies, Riel is often portrayed as a rebel. Reconstructing his experiences in the Northwest, Quebec, and the worlds in between, Max Hamon revisits Riel's life through his own eyes, illuminating how he and the Métis were much more involved in state-making than historians have previously acknowledged. Questioning the drama of resistance, The Audacity of His Enterprise highlights Riel's part in the negotiations, petition claims, and legal battles that led to the formation of the state from the bottom up. Hamon examines Riel's early successes and his participation... "264-12-29-24-01