The Queen V Louis Riel
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Desmond Morton (Intro)
Binding: Hardback
Published: The Legal Classics Library, 1992
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
The Queen v Louis Riel, published by Gryphon Editions in 1992 as part of the Legal Classics Library, presents a facsimile of the landmark 1885 trial that condemned Métis leader Louis Riel to death for treason. This volume, introduced by historian Desmond Morton, chronicles the courtroom proceedings that followed Riel’s role in the North-West Rebellion, detailing the legal arguments, political tensions, and cultural divisions that shaped the case. It illustrates the collision between colonial law and Indigenous resistance, presenting Riel not merely as a defendant but as a symbol of contested nationhood and marginalized identity.
Author: Desmond Morton (Intro)
Binding: Hardback
Published: The Legal Classics Library, 1992
Condition:
Book: Very good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
The Queen v Louis Riel, published by Gryphon Editions in 1992 as part of the Legal Classics Library, presents a facsimile of the landmark 1885 trial that condemned Métis leader Louis Riel to death for treason. This volume, introduced by historian Desmond Morton, chronicles the courtroom proceedings that followed Riel’s role in the North-West Rebellion, detailing the legal arguments, political tensions, and cultural divisions that shaped the case. It illustrates the collision between colonial law and Indigenous resistance, presenting Riel not merely as a defendant but as a symbol of contested nationhood and marginalized identity.