Manitoba: History of Its Early Settlement, Development, and Resources

Toronto: William Briggs, 1890 Book. Illus. by Uncredited. Very Good. Hardcover. First ( No Additional printings). 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Original brown cloth on boards decorated in cattails. Minor shelf abrasion to foot. Previous owner's name (C.H. Brock) in pencil the only writing. No other damage. A provincial history centred on Portage la Prairie. Random subjects include: Conflict Between Trading Companies, Lord Selkirk Raises a Regiment to Defend His Colonists, Last Conflict between the Rival Companies, Hardships and Difficulties, Inception of the Portage Mission, John McLean, Death of Archdeacon Cochrane, First Episcopal Conference, First Act in the Rebellion of '70, Manitoba Act, Surveys, Increase in Population, Notes of Southern Manitoba, Manitoba's Educational System, Boissevain, North-West Mounted Police, In Memoriam Sketches, and many additional topics. Frontispiece of St. John's Cathedral, Red River, and 35 additional illustrations. 764 pp..