| The Riot That Never Was: The Military Shooting of Three Montrealers in 1832 and the Official Cover-Up Contributor(s): Jackson, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 0981240550 ISBN-13: 9780981240558 Publisher: Baraka Books OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Pre-confederation (to 1867) - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 971.428 |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.52" W x 8.6" (1.04 lbs) 360 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Locality - Montreal, Quebec - Geographic Orientation - Quebec |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Combining the moral indignation of mile Zola and the writing talent and historical perspective of Pierre Berton, this detailed inquiry claims that an 1832 Montreal riot--which allegedly caused British troops to open fire--simply never happened and that there was no mob when soldiers opened fire, leaving three innocent bystanders dead. The examination corroborates these assertions with affidavits presented to a packed grand jury that exonerated the soldiers, officers, and magistrates who called in the troops. Also noteworthy is that the grand jury comprised a majority of recently arrived English-speaking Protestant farmers, even though the three victims were French Canadian and Catholic. Most troubling, the author notes, is the fact that historians have not questioned the official story; but here he attempts to set the record straight. |