This original and provocative book carefully investigates thesocial tensions in Red River that led to the Riel uprising. Dr FritsPannekoek bases his account on more than twelve years of research inprivate, church, commercial and government sources.
Interesting book. I don't know how understandable it would be to someone without knowledge of church history, but it sheds some really good light on how the church failed Red River.
The book gave a good argument concerning the potential tension between the Metis and the English half- breeds in Pre- rebellion Red River. THe arguements are sound, especially when arguing that the tensions ran extereme on religion (honestly, when doesn't it?).