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Red River Expedition
by Huyshe, Captain G.L
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About This Item
London and New York: MacMillan and Co, 1871. First Edition. Hardback. Re-bound. Good/None. Red River Expedition, Captain G.L. Huyshe, MacMillan and Co., London and New York 1871. xi, 275pp. Illustrated, 3 folding maps. 9 x 6.25 inches.
Re-bound in maroon cloth with gilt on spine. First several pages have light smudge marks on leaves. Text block edges lightly soiled. P. 19 has small edge tears. Moderate pencil markings towards back of book. Slight slant to book. Previous dealer notes that the pencil notations likely from previous owners whose bookplates are laid in: Sir H.C. Elphinstone and Louis Warren Hill. Inscribed to Elphinstone by the author on half title page. Partially uncut. All maps and plates present as called for. Good condition.
The Red River Expedition or the Wolseley expedition was a military force authorized by Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to confront Louis Riel and his Provisional Government along with Métis fighters in 1870. The expedition was also intended to counter American expansionist sentiments in northern border states. After a grueling three-month cross-country march, Riel and his men were quickly subdued at Fort Garry.
Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone was a member of the Royal Engineers and later Knight of the Legion of Honour and hero of the Battle of Redan. Louis Warren Hill was the president and board chairman of the Great Northern Railway and amassed a huge library in his home St. Paul, Minnesota.
Re-bound in maroon cloth with gilt on spine. First several pages have light smudge marks on leaves. Text block edges lightly soiled. P. 19 has small edge tears. Moderate pencil markings towards back of book. Slight slant to book. Previous dealer notes that the pencil notations likely from previous owners whose bookplates are laid in: Sir H.C. Elphinstone and Louis Warren Hill. Inscribed to Elphinstone by the author on half title page. Partially uncut. All maps and plates present as called for. Good condition.
The Red River Expedition or the Wolseley expedition was a military force authorized by Canadian Prime Minister John A. Macdonald to confront Louis Riel and his Provisional Government along with Métis fighters in 1870. The expedition was also intended to counter American expansionist sentiments in northern border states. After a grueling three-month cross-country march, Riel and his men were quickly subdued at Fort Garry.
Sir Howard Craufurd Elphinstone was a member of the Royal Engineers and later Knight of the Legion of Honour and hero of the Battle of Redan. Louis Warren Hill was the president and board chairman of the Great Northern Railway and amassed a huge library in his home St. Paul, Minnesota.
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- Stellar Books & Ephemera, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 152
- Title
- Red River Expedition
- Author
- Huyshe, Captain G.L
- Format/Binding
- Hardback. Re-bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- MacMillan and Co
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Red River Expedition H.C. Elphinstone Louis Warren Hill Canada
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