The Wild Ride: A History of the North-West Mounted Police 18731904

Synopsis

The Wild Ride Is A Brilliantly Illustrated History Of The Canadian West And The North West Mounted Police - From The Throes Of Confederation And The Red River Rebellion, Through The Founding Of The Mounties In 1873, To The Arrival Of The Railway In Western Canada And The Heroics Of The Klondike Gold Rush; All Of It Played Out On A Vast, Barely Knowable Landscape As Hostile As Any On Earth, And Every Bit As Alluring.--pub. Desc. The Battle For The Great North-west -- The Truth About The Great March West -- The Last Of The Mighty Chiefs -- Rails And Rebellion -- The Most Extraordinary Treasure Hunt In History. Charles Wilkins. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 228) And Index.