Prairie Warships : River Navigation In The Northwest Rebellion

Tolton, Gordon E.

Vancouver, 2007

By Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.
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Details

Card covers, 335 pages, 6.5x9.75 in, [17x25 cm], B&W illustrations.
Condition

Fore-edge corners bumped with pronounced creasing; edges stained; spine markedly creased; covers rubbed, with additional creasing and staining.
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A history of river operations during the 1885 North-West Resistance, this book explores how sternwheelers on the North and South Saskatchewan Rivers influenced the course of the campaign. Tolton outlines the rise of the prairie steamboat trade—much of it under Hudson’s Bay Company ownership. He then details how these boats were enlisted to move soldiers and supplies during the rebellion, including the SS Northcote’s abortive role in the fighting at Batoche. 
ISBN

9781894974301
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