The Mounties
Tales of Adventure and Danger from the Early Days
- Publisher
- Heritage House Publishing
- Initial publish date
- May 2009
- Category
- General, General, Adventurers & Explorers
- Recommended Age
- 15
- Recommended Grade
- 10
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894974677
- Publish Date
- May 2009
- List Price
- $9.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926613864
- Publish Date
- Feb 2011
- List Price
- $9.95
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781551537894
- Publish Date
- Jan 2004
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
Since 1873, the Mounties have brought the law to the furthest reaches of the Canadian frontier. Sam Steele, the "Lion of the North," was involved in almost every significant event in the Canadian West; James Macleod and James Walsh negotiated peace with the First Nations peoples. Less famous, unsung heroes risked their lives enforcing justice in the Canadian wilds. From stopping the whisky trade to policing the chaotic gold rush and patrolling the lonely North, these true tales of the early days of the Force are sure to amaze and entertain.
About the author
Elle Andra-Warner is a bestselling author, journalist, and photographer. Her award-winning articles appear regularly in major publications, and her newspaper columns have been in print since 1994. She has given journalism workshops throughout Canada, is an online guest lecturer in journalism for the University of California, Los Angeles, and is the co-editor of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society’s annual journal. Estonian by heritage, Elle was born in a post–Second World War United Nations displaced persons camp for Estonians in Eckernforde, West Germany.
Librarian Reviews
The Mounties: Tales of Adventure and Danger from the Early Days
On May 3, 1873, Sir John A. Macdonald introduced a bill into Parliament creating the NorthWest Mounted Police, whose task was to provide law and order in the enormous North-West Territories, which encompassed the prairies and the North. It was not, however, until the Cypress Hills Massacre that men were recruited to the new force, which would one day become the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The NWMP patrolled Canada’s prairies and north, helping create law and order during the Klondike gold rush, and exploring the vast area, along the way making legends of men like Sam Steele.Andra-Warner is the author of several books including Hudson’s Bay Company Adventures and The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2009-2010.
