Author: Riel, Louis "David
Title: Poésies Religieuses Et Politiques
Description: Montreal [St. Vital], Published by the Riel family, printed by l'Etendard, 1886. 1st edition. Stapled wraps. pp. 51. 11 1/2 x 18 cm. Stapled wraps chipped & somewhat sunned. Frontispiece of Riel. Contents clean & unmarked. Covers age-toned and chipped, as usual, with the rear cover detached. The last (unnumbered) page contains a printed statement from the Riel family stating (our English translation): 'We, members of the Riel family, declare and certify that this is a true copy of the documents written and composed by Louis 'David' Riel'. The certificate is dated January 12, 1886, shortly after Riel's execution for treason on November 16, 1885. Two longish poems are set out, composed in 1879 while Riel was in exile in Montana. As there was at that time some uncertainty as to their authenticity (the poems not having previously been published), the Riel family was persuaded to attest to Riel's authorship. See Peel #960. Printed in Montreal by Imprimerie de 'L'Etendard'. .

Keywords: Manitoba; Louis Riel; Canadiana; Western Canadiana; Red River;


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