The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress, and Present State: With Some Account of the Native Races and Its General History, to the Present Day

Alexander Ross

ISBN 10: 0371294452 / ISBN 13: 9780371294451

Published by HardPress, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress, and Present State: With Some Account of the Native Races and Its General History, to the Present Day
• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371294452
• ISBN 13: 9780371294451
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The Red River Settlement: Its Rise, Progress, And Present State: With Some Account Of The Native Races And Its General History, To The Present Day by Alexander Ross is a comprehensive historical account of the Red River Settlement (Rupert's Land), tracing its origins from Lord Selkirk's grant and the Hudson's Bay Company's charter through the early emigrants, conflicts with the North West Company, and the struggles of Scottish, Swiss, and other settlers. The work melds political, economic, and social history: it covers colonial administration, land grants, famine, grasshoppers, floods (notably 1814, 1827, 1852), the emergence of a colony under Company hegemony, missions among Indigenous groups (Cree, Saulteaux, Sioux, Swampies), and the evolution of religious life (Presbyterians, Catholics, Anglicans) and schooling. It includes detailed appendices and a critical, sometimes polemical voice, revealing the complexities of imperial monopoly, settler perseverance, and cross-cultural encounter. This edition compiles the 1856 narrative, presenting a vivid panorama of a northern frontier, its people, and its institutions, and offers materials for future historians.