Marie-Anne: the extraordinary life of Louis Riel's grandmother 9781551993256, 1551993252

Compulsively readable, this first social history of the opening up of the Canadian West is a triumph of historical detec

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English Year 2009;2008

Marie-Anne: the extraordinary life of Louis Riel's grandmother
9781551993256, 1551993252

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