RELATION D'UN VOYAGE A MANITOBA...ACCOMPAGNÉE D'UNE ANALYSE DE L'ACTE CONCERNANT LES TERRES DE LA PUISSANCE, ET D'UN EXTRAIT DU PAMPHLET PUBLIE PAR LE GOUVERNEMENT AT SUJET DE MANITOBA. PUBLIÉ PAR LE DÉPARTEMENT DE L'AGRICULTURE, OTTAW
1873 · Ottawa
by Shantz, Jacob Yost
Ottawa: Imprimé par Robertson, Roger & Cie., 1873. 30,[2]pp. Original printed wrappers. Spine chipped. Overall very good. First French edition. In 1872 Shantz visited Manitoba with an eye toward the establishment of a Russian Mennonite settlement there. He was impressed with what he saw, describing the suitability of the lands in this pamphlet. This work led to the first Mennonite settlement in the West. SABIN 79770. PEEL 376 (English ed). (Inventory #: WRCAM35566)