The Great Lone Land by William Francis Butler - 9781108071024

The Great Lone LandA Narrative of Travel and Adventure in the North-West of America\nAuthor(s): William Francis Butler\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108071024, 978-1108071024\nSynopsis\nAn Irish officer in the British army, William Francis Butler [tel] travelled widely during a career which took him from India to Africa. In 1867 he made for Canada with his regiment, and he recalls his adventures in this lively account, first published in 1872 to immediate success, and followed by this second edition in the same year. The book covers Butler's risky reconnaissance mission during the Red River Rebellion, during which he met the Mtis leader Louis Riel. Later chapters describe subsequent journeys into the sparsely populated Manitoba and Saskatchewan territories, as well as the US states of Illinois, Minnesota and North Dakota. In vivid detail, Butler describes the landscapes and peoples he encou.