New bibliography and price guide
540. Hargrave, Joseph James. RED RIVER. Montreal. John Lovell. 1871. 21cm.
xvi, [17]-506pp. Lists. Green cloth. A history drawn from an extensive
collection of books, letters, official documents and other papers collected
by the author’s father, a longtime Hudson’s Bay Company employee. His
uncle, HBC Governor William Mactavish, was his editor, resulting in one of
the best books ever written on the settlement. To capitalize on the
interest generated by the 1870 rebellion, the book was released early – so
early that on page 174 there are blanks where population statistics should
be. Peel, 328. $175