Riel’s Defence

ISBN 978-0-7735-4335-5 (cloth)
ISBN 978-0-7735-4336-2 (paper)
ISBN 978-0-7735-9046-5 (ePDF)
ISBN 978-0-7735-9047-2 (ePUB)

Legal deposit second quarter 2014
Bibliothèque nationale du Québec

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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Riel’s defence : perspectives on his speeches / edited by Hans V. Hansen.

Includes reprints of two speeches given by Louis Riel.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in print and electronic formats.
ISBN 978-0-7735-4335-5 (bound). – ISBN 978-0-7735-4336-2 (pbk.).–
ISBN 978-0-7735-9046-5 (pdf). – ISBN 978-0-7735-9047-2 (epub)

1. Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 – Criticism and interpretation. 2. Riel, Louis, 1844–1885 – Trials, litigation, etc. 3. Speeches, addresses, etc., Canadian (English) – Canada, Western – History and criticism. 4. Forensic orations – Canada, Western – History – 19th century. 5. Rhetoric – Canada, Western – History – 19th century. 6. Trials (Treason) – Canada, Western – History – 19th century. 7. Métis – Legal status, laws, etc.— Canada, Western – History – 19th century. 8. Riel Rebellion, 1885 – Sources. 9. Canada, Western – History – 19th century – Sources. I. Hansen, Hans V., 1948–, author, editor of compilation II. Riel, Louis, 1844-1885. Speeches.

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