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Louis Riel And Gabriel Dumont: A Penguin Lives Biography (2011)

by Joseph Boyden(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0670066710 (ISBN13: 9780670066711)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Penguin Global

review 1: I'm a history nerd, what can I say? I really enjoyed it. A detailed narrative and interesting perspective on not only Riel, but Dumont, who was crucial to the events that unfolded with the Metis on the prairies in the 1880s (not to mention the forming of Manitoba). Interestingly relevent to read these details in light of the fact that a very recent (2013) Supreme Court decision is still making judgements to settle the wrongs that occurred in this era. Interesting times, great characters to ponder.
review 2: I found this book intriguing in the way Boyden causes us to consider Riel’s larger than life personality, the question of his sanity, the depth of his moral character and how this amazing character and his friend Gabriel Dumont tried to protect their p... moreeople from the unrelenting westward march of the Canadian government. As Boyden says in his epilogue, the Riel story is about progress trampling rights, and it should serve as a reminder that progress should serve us not have us serve it. A valuable message but also a very fine line between the two forces. less

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