Author: LORNE, MARQUIS OF
Title: The Canadian North-West; Speech Delivered at Winnipeg by His Excellency the Marquis of Lorne, Governor General of Canada, After His Trip Through Manitoba and the North-West During the Summer of 1881
Description: Ottawa, Government Printer. 1882, 2nd printing. (Mass market paperback) Very good plus. 22pp. Folding map. A couple of small chips to the cover; 1 X 2" chip from rear wrap, else about fine. Probably the most important document arousing British interest in the Canadian west. "To be ignorant of the North-West is to be ignorant of the greater portion of our country." Peel(3) 959.

Keywords: Agriculture, Canada, Canadian Prairies, Ethnic, Politics-Economics, Transportation


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