The Birth of Western Canada: A History of the Riel Rebellions (Canadian University Paperbooks, 10)

For fifty years Caandian historians have considered George F.G. Stanley's The Birth of Western Canada a classic work on the Riel rebellions and a seminal study of western Canadian history. Through thelens of the Metis uprisings Stanley focuses on some of the essential and perennial issues of Canadian the frontier, the impact of contact with Europeans on Native peoples, and the dynamic of minorities and dominant cultures. The political implications of Riel's execution continue to reverberate today. A new introduction by Thomas lanagan palces the work in its historical context.

George F.G. Stanley is Professor Emeritus of History, Royal Military College and Mount Allison University.