{"product_id":"law-life-and-government-at-dale-gibson-9780773545229","title":"Law, Life, and Government at Red River, Volume 1: Settlement and Governance, 1812-1872","description":"\u003cp\u003eInhabited by a diverse population of First Nations peoples, Métis, Scots, Upper and Lower Canadians, and Americans, and dominated by the commercial and governmental activities of the Hudson's Bay Company, Red River - now Winnipeg - was a challenging settlement to oversee. This illuminating account presents the story of the unique legal and governmental system that attempted to do so and the mixed success it encountered, culminating in the 1869-70 Red River Rebellion and confederation with Canada in 1870. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLaw, Life, and Government at Red River, \u003c\/i\u003e Dale Gibson provides rich, revealing glimpses into the community, and its complex relations with the Hudson's Bay: the colony's owner, and primary employer. Volume 1 details the history of the settlement's establishment, development, and ambivalent relationship with the legal and undemocratic, but gradually, grudgingly, slightly, more representative, governmental institutions forming in the area, and the legal system's evolving engagement with the Aboriginal population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vivid look into early settler life, \u003ci\u003eLaw, Life, and Government at Red River \u003c\/i\u003eoffers insights into the political, commercial, and legal circumstances that unfolded during western expansion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dale Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0773545220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780773545229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2016","brand":"Dale Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49096713961727,"sku":"9780773545229","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/law-life-and-government-at-dale-gibson-9780773545229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}