In the Days of the Red River Rebellion (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Real-Life Adventures in Western Canada (1868-1872)By John McDougall
Length7h 13m
About this audiobook
In the Days of the Red River Rebellion is a first-hand reminiscence of the turbulent events surrounding the 1869–70 Red River Resistance, when Métis political assertion, Canadian expansion, and imperial uncertainty converged in the North-West. Written in a plain yet vivid memoiristic style, the book combines frontier travel narrative, Protestant moral reflection, and historical testimony. Its literary context is the late nineteenth-century Canadian documentary tradition, in which missionaries, traders, and settlers sought to interpret western transformation for an eastern readership. John McDougall, a Methodist missionary, was deeply shaped by life on the Canadian plains and by close contact with Indigenous and Métis communities through his family's mission work. His perspective reflects both intimate knowledge of prairie society and the assumptions of his religious and national milieu. These experiences enabled him to record the rebellion not merely as a political crisis, but as a human drama of loyalty, fear, negotiation, and cultural collision. This book is recommended to readers interested in Canadian history, missionary writing, Métis resistance, and the making of the West. Though marked by its author's biases, it remains a valuable primary account, rewarding careful reading for what it reveals about memory, empire, and contested nationhood.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 13 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 28, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
12Chapter X
2Chapter I
13Chapter XII
3Chapter II
14Chapter XIII
4Chapter III
15Chapter XIV
5Chapter IV
16Chapter XV
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6Chapter V
17Chapter XVI
7Chapter VI
18Chapter XVII
8Chapter VII
19Chapter XVIII
9Chapter VIII
20Chapter XIX
10Chapter IX
21Memorable Quotes
11Chapter X
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