The first contingent : the North-West Mounted Police, 1873-74. Whiskey, horses, and death : the Cypress Hills Massacre and its sequel / by Philip Goldring. The Dawson daily news : journalism in the Klondike / by Edward F. Bush.
TITLE:
The first contingent : the North-West Mounted Police, 1873-74. Whiskey, horses, and death : the Cypress Hills Massacre and its sequel / by Philip Goldring. The Dawson daily news : journalism in the Klondike / by Edward F. Bush.
Publication Date:
1979
Publication Information:
[Ottawa, Ont. : National Historic Parks and Sites Branch,
Volume:
21
Physical Description:
131 p. : ill.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographies.
Summary:
The North-West Mounted Police force was created in 1873 to provide a buffer between the native population of the plains and the incoming settlers from Ontario and elsewhere. This document looks at the origins and development of the Mounted Police force during its early years, 1873-74.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780660005676
