History of the North-West, Volume I [Northwest 1]

Toronto: Hunter, Rose & Co, 1894. First Canadian Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine. First Canadian edition. Article adhered to front free endpaper, ghosting on front endpaper. 1894 Hard Cover. 515, xlvii pp. Volume 1 of 3. Green boards with gilt titles and decor of Indigenous person on horseback shooting a bison with an arrow. CONTENTS: Pre-Columbian Discoveries; Early Discoveries in North America; Champlain in Canada, and Overland Explorations in the North-West; The Early Missionaries; Explorations in Hudson's Bay, and Conflicts Between the English and French; The Fur Traders; The Fur Companies; The Hudson's Bay Company; The Fur Trade on the Pacific Coast; The Selkirk Settlement; Contest Between the Hudson's Bay and North-West Companies; Coalition of the Hudson's Bay and North-West Companies; North-West Forts and Indians; Establishment of Government at Red River; Exploratory Work from 1773 to 1860; A Struggle for Free Trade; The Church in the North-West; Voyageurs, Freighters, Hunters and Trappers; Canadian Claims and the Committee of 1857; Decline of the Hudson's Bay Company's Authority; Negotiations for the Transfer of the North-West to Canada; Effect of the Negotiations on the Red River Settlers; Closing Days of Hudson's Bay Company's Rule; Dissatisfaction in Red River Settlement; Outbreak of the French Half-breeds; Progress of the Rebellion; A Passive Commission; Special Commissioner Smith's Mission; The Convention and Bill of Rights; The Provisional Government; Report of Special Commissioner Smith; Appendix; Royal Charter of 1670; Crown Grant of Exclusive Trade, 1821; Crown Grant of Exclusive Trade, 1838; Commission Appointing Hon. Wm. McDougall Lieutenant-Governor; Proclamation Issued by Hon. Wm. McDougall on 1st December, 1869; Commission Issued by Hon. William McDougall, Appointing Col. Dennis Conservator of the Peace; Proclamation Issued by Hon. William McDougall, on 2nd December, 1869; Proclamation Issued by Sir John Young, Governor-General of Canada, on 6th December, 1869; Commission Issued to Donald A. Smith, Esq., Appointing Him Special Commissioner; Laws of Assiniboia Passed by the Provisional Government, 7th May, 1870; The Manitoba Act.