THE GIBBET OF REGINA . THE TRUTH ABOUT RIEL . SIR JOHN MACDONALD AND HIS CABINET BEFORE PUBLIC OPINION. BY ONE WHO KNOWS. by Riel, Charles - 1886

N. Y.: Thompson and Moreau, 1886. First Edition. 200pp. Illustrated ,frontis and 3 plates. Original printed wrappers, chipped at top and bottom of spine, small nick on title page. Canada Annotated Bibliography (on line). "This book was first published in New York in 1886. It is a rather subjective analysis of the troubles of 1870 and 1885 accompanied by a series of newspaper articles. Louis Riel was the victim of a well-orchestrated plot by the Canadian Orangists supported by the Canadian government. His only crime was that he defended the fundamental rights of his countrymen." Peel 1515.