{"product_id":"law-life-and-government-at-red-river-volume-1-settlement-and-governance-1812-1872-paperback","title":"Law, Life, and Government at Red River, Volume 1: Settlement and Governance, 1812-1872 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDale Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInhabited by a diverse population of First Nations peoples, Métis, Scots, Upper and Lower Canadians, and Americans, and dominated by the commercial and governmental activities of the Hudson's Bay Company, Red River - now Winnipeg - was a challenging settlement to oversee. This illuminating account presents the story of the unique legal and governmental system that attempted to do so and the mixed success it encountered, culminating in the 1869-70 Red River Rebellion and confederation with Canada in 1870. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLaw, Life, and Government at Red River, \u003c\/i\u003e Dale Gibson provides rich, revealing glimpses into the community, and its complex relations with the Hudson's Bay: the colony's owner, and primary employer. Volume 1 details the history of the settlement's establishment, development, and ambivalent relationship with the legal and undemocratic, but gradually, grudgingly, slightly, more representative, governmental institutions forming in the area, and the legal system's evolving engagement with the Aboriginal population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid look into early settler life, \u003ci\u003eLaw, Life, and Government at Red River \u003c\/i\u003eoffers insights into the political, commercial, and legal circumstances that unfolded during western expansion.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDale Gibson is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of law at the University of Manitoba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46763800494277,"sku":"9780773545229","price":80.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/9-4Tly1fGh9780773545229.webp?v=1787187400","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/law-life-and-government-at-red-river-volume-1-settlement-and-governance-1812-1872-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}