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Manitoba Memories - Leaves From My Life in the Prairie Province 1868-1884
1897723H4428Toronto: William Briggs 1897. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 364 pages. Occasional full-page black and white plates and illustrations in text. "An inspiring autobiography as well as the story of the planting of Methodism in the great North-West. provides the record of some of the most stirring scenes in the founding of our Western Empire. Covers the revolt of the half-breeds under Louis Riel in 1869 in a simple narrative of the facts recorded by an eye-witness whose well-known reputation for integrity veracity and uprightness precludes any suspicion of unfairness." - Introduction. Publisher's maroon cloth decorated in gilt. 19 x 13.5 cm. Front hinge open. Back hinge starting. Somewhat above-average external wear. Trifle of writing inside front board. A worthy copy of this fascinating chronicle. Peel 2 1516 Artibise 1213 Sloane 1271 Wallace p.41. William Briggs Hardcover
