Marie Anne Lagimodiere The Incredible Life and Epic Adventures of Louis Riel's Grandmother

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 bagof provisions on the other side.""This book will be especially fascinatingfor all readers interested in:biographyhistoryMarie-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.Gordon, Irene is the author of 'Marie Anne Lagimodiere The Incredible Life and Epic Adventures of Louis Riel's Grandmother', published 2003 under ISBN 9781551539676 and ISBN 1551539675.