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Trials and Triumphs
The Mask of Colonialism and the Grid of Capitalism (Railways and Guns) in the 1880s and 1890s
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From: Colonialism and Capitalism Canada's Origins 1500-1890
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This chapter details the ongoing war of the Canadian state against the Metis populations throughout the 1880s, the trial of Louis Riel and the continued push westward of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
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Bryan D. Palmer
Bryan D. Palmer is Professor Emeritus and former Canada Research Chair, Canadian Studies, Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, former editor of Labour/Le Travail, and has published extensively on the history of labour and the revolutionary left. Among his many books are Canada’s 1960s and the co-authored, Toronto's Poor: A Rebellious History. He lives in Warkworth, Ontario.
