Marie-Anne Lagimodiere: The Incredible Story of Louis Riel's Grandmother (Amazing Stories) - Softcover

Irene Ternier Gordon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551539675 ISBN 13: 9781551539676

Publisher: Heritage House Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Marie-Anne Lagimodière was a force to be reckoned with. Her honeymoon was a four-month journey from Quebec to Pembina with a brigade of tough voyageurs. She criss-crossed Canada with her fur-trader husband during the early 1800s. Her legacy is enormous. Within 10 years of her death, at the ripe old age of 95, she already had more than 630 direct descendants, including Métis leader Louis Riel.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Marie-Anne Lagimodiere - The Incredible Story of Louis Riel's Grandmother ""Marie-Anne, seven months pregnant, would have to travel 50 kilometres on horseback. Unfazed, she set off with [a baby] hanging from one side of the saddle in her moss bag, balanced by a bag of provisions on the other side."" This book will be especially fascinating for all readers interested in: biography history Marie-Anne Lagimodiere was a force to be reckoned with. Her honeymoon was a four-month journey from Quebec to Pembina with a brigade of tough voyageurs. She criss-crossed Canada with her fur trader husband during the early 1800s. Her legacy is enormous. Within 10 years of her death, at the ripe old age of 95, she already had more than 630 direct descendants including Louis Riel, the Metis leader.

About the Author:

Irene Ternier Gordon lives along the Assiniboine River in Headingley, Manitoba. She has had a passion for history and writing since childhood. After a career as a teacher-librarian, she became a freelance writer in 1998. She enjoys canoeing in the wilderness, skiing, sailing, hiking, swimming, travelling, and spending time with her two young grandsons, Jesse and Riley.

About this edition

• Publisher: Heritage House Publishing
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1551539675
• ISBN 13: 9781551539676
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112