Project Gutenberg 2006-10-22 Public domain in the USA. 68 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Louis Riel, Martyr du Nord-Ouest Sa vie, son procès, sa mort Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Rénald Lévesque "Louis Riel, Martyr du Nord-Ouest" by Anonymous is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work delves into the life, trial, and death of Louis Riel, a pivotal figure in Canada's history, portraying him as a martyr for the Métis people and examining the political ramifications surrounding his execution. The author presents a critical analysis of the events leading up to Riel's insurrection against the Canadian government, casting him in a sympathetic light. The opening of the text outlines the immediate historical context surrounding Riel's execution on November 16, 1885, in Regina, positioning it as a significant political murder rather than a lawful execution. It argues that Riel’s death was the result of systemic injustice and abuses perpetrated by the Canadian government, particularly highlighting the complicity of political figures and media in manipulating public opinion against him. The opening sets the stage for a narrative that seeks to reclaim Riel’s legacy, emphasizing the national sorrow felt by French Canadians in response to his fate and foreshadowing a deeper exploration of his life and the grievances of the Métis people against governmental neglect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Riel, Louis, 1844-1885 F1001 Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 280293 278637 2024-10-08T14:12:07.099565 2023-09-09T05:07:23.714471 text/html text/html 266273 2006-10-22T14:31:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 397799 2006-10-22T14:31:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 475805 2024-10-08T14:12:15.476484 application/epub+zip 479671 2024-10-08T14:12:10.809508 application/epub+zip 175102 2024-10-08T14:12:09.160650 application/epub+zip 829726 2024-10-08T14:12:18.581691 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 817921 2024-10-08T14:12:14.382463 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321153 2022-09-09T10:20:46.655942 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265266 265254 2024-10-08T14:12:06.426589 2023-09-09T05:07:23.193485 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 258115 2006-10-22T14:31:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 97635 2006-10-22T14:31:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19607 2024-10-08T14:12:18.717448 application/rdf+xml 15877 2024-10-08T14:12:09.720553 image/jpeg 4026 2024-10-08T14:12:09.438495 image/jpeg 472551 2024-10-08T14:12:07.146515 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia