The Country-Born in the Red River Settlement, 1820-50
Theses
Author/Creator
John Elgin Foster
Description
History Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Alberta, 1973.
A set of historical and bibliographical notes compiled by Dr. Russell on water transportation in what is today the prairie provinces. Includes information on the Northcote of 1885 Resistance fame. Also discusses the employment of Metis and First Nations men on riverboats, and gives prices at Gabriel's Crossing (Gabriel Dumont's ferry operation).
Two titles in one volume.
Content and language reflect the attitudes of the times.
Forms part of Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution ... for the Year 1879.
See pages 309-328.
Indigenous Thesis (PhD) - University of Alberta, 2021.