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قراءة كتاب The Red River Colony A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba
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Thomas Douglas, Fifth Earl of Selkirk.
From the painting at St Mary's Isle
THE
RED RIVER COLONY
A Chronicle of the Beginnings of Manitoba
BY
LOUIS AUBREY WOOD
TORONTO
GLASGOW, BROOK & COMPANY
1915
Copyright in all Countries subscribing to
the Berne Convention
TO
MY FATHER
CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| I. | ST MARY'S ISLE | 1 |
| II. | SELKIRK, THE COLONIZER | 9 |
| III. | THE PURSE-STRINGS LOOSEN | 22 |
| IV. | STORNOWAY—AND BEYOND | 35 |
| V. | WINTERING ON THE BAY | 44 |
| VI. | RED RIVER AND PEMBINA | 54 |
| VII. | THE BEGINNING OF STRIFE | 65 |
| VIII. | COLIN ROBERTSON, THE AVENGER | 80 |
| IX. | SEVEN OAKS | 91 |
| X. | LORD SELKIRK'S JOURNEY | 108 |
| XI. | FORT WILLIAM | 116 |
| XII. | THE PIPE OF PEACE | 129 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE | 142 | |
| INDEX | 147 |
ILLUSTRATIONS
| THOMAS DOUGLAS, FIFTH EARL OF SELKIRK From the painting at St Mary's Isle. |
Frontispiece |
| PLACE D'ARMES, MONTREAL, IN 1807 From a water-colour sketch after Dillon in M'Gill University Library. |
Facing page 20 |
| JOSEPH FROBISHER, A PARTNER IN THE NORTH-WEST COMPANY From an engraving in the John Ross Robertson Collection, Toronto Public Library. |
" " 22 |
| THE COUNTRY OF LORD SELKIRK'S SETTLERS Map by Bartholomew. |
" " 48 |
| HUNTING THE BUFFALO From a painting by George Catlin. |
" " 58 |
| PLAN OF THE RED RIVER COLONY Drawn by Bartholomew. |
" " 64 |
| FORT WILLIAM From an old print in the John Ross Robertson Collection, Toronto Public Library. |
" " 116 |