Embedded
Two Journalists, a Burlesque Star, and the Expedition to Oust Louis Riel
Published on 7. November 2020
288 pages
978-1-4597-4736-4 (ISBN)
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A first-hand chronicle of Wolseley's expedition to end Riel's Red River Rebellion by a remarkable trio embedded on the mission.
In the spring of 1870, two reporters set off from Toronto to cover one of the biggest stories in Canadian history: Colonel Garnet Wolseley's 1870 expedition to Red River. Over the course of six months, the Daily Telegraph's Robert Cunningham and the Globe's Molyneux St. John brought readers along as they paddled and portaged alongside the expedition's 1,100 troops and 400 voyageurs and guides from the shores of Lake Superior to Fort Garry.
But that's not the whole story. Buried well below the fold was the fact that St. John's wife - international burlesque star Kate Ranoe - accompanied him and the expedition, and not just as an adventurer. Owing to an accident early on, Ranoe ended up ghostwriting many of St. John's stories.
Embedded is the remarkable story of two reporters and one extraordinary woman as they journeyed to Red River with Colonel Garnet Wolseley and his expeditionary force.
In the spring of 1870, two reporters set off from Toronto to cover one of the biggest stories in Canadian history: Colonel Garnet Wolseley's 1870 expedition to Red River. Over the course of six months, the Daily Telegraph's Robert Cunningham and the Globe's Molyneux St. John brought readers along as they paddled and portaged alongside the expedition's 1,100 troops and 400 voyageurs and guides from the shores of Lake Superior to Fort Garry.
But that's not the whole story. Buried well below the fold was the fact that St. John's wife - international burlesque star Kate Ranoe - accompanied him and the expedition, and not just as an adventurer. Owing to an accident early on, Ranoe ended up ghostwriting many of St. John's stories.
Embedded is the remarkable story of two reporters and one extraordinary woman as they journeyed to Red River with Colonel Garnet Wolseley and his expeditionary force.
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Ted Glenn is a professor at Humber College and writes about Canadian government and history. He divides his time between Grey County and Toronto.
Content
- Cover
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Author's Note
- Introduction
- Part I: Insurrection and Expedition
- 1 Blawsted Fence
- 2 Our Special Correspondent
- 3 Errand of Peace
- 4 Two Correspondents and a Burlesque Star
- Part II: The Long Road to Shebandowan Lake
- 5 Collingwood
- 6 Isolated Backwoodsmen
- 7 Camp Sault
- 8 Conditions on the Ground
- 9 Deceitful Appearances
- 10 Harry with the Road
- 11 Up the Kaministiquia
- 12 And They're Off
- Part III: Off We Go For Red River!
- 13 Intellectual Characters
- 14 Right-of-Way
- 15 On to Fort Garry
- 16 Chief Henry Prince
- 17 Taking Fort Garry
- Part IV: Reign of Terror
- 18 Interregnum
- A Lady's Journal
- 19 Great Fear
- 20 No Selfish Object
- 21 Vintage Wolseley
- 22 Chinese Puzzle
- 23 Elzéar Goulet
- 24 Selkirk
- 25 Embedded Thereafter
- Appendix 1: The Expedition Vessels
- Appendix 2: The Expedition Artists
- Notes
- Sources
- Image Credits
- Index
- Back Cover
