Bibliograph

Mudeater, an American buffalo hunter and the surrender of Louis Riel, John D. Pihach

Type

Label

Mudeater, an American buffalo hunter and the surrender of Louis Riel, John D. Pihach

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-244) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mudeater

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

962422651

Responsibility statement

John D. Pihach

Sub title

an American buffalo hunter and the surrender of Louis Riel

Summary

"Born the son of a Wyandot Chief in Kansas in 1849, Irvin Mudeater was one of the last great frontiersmen of the American West. Hired to run wagon trains to Santa Fe, Mudeater fought off "Indian attacks", was caught up in the Civil War, drove a stagecoach, and lived as a plainsman on the lawless frontier. Most of all, he was a buffalo hunter--killing 126 head in just one day. In 1882, Mudeater moved to Canada, adopted the name Robert Armstrong, and portrayed himself as white. Shortly after the fall of Batoche, he played the lead role in bringing the fugitive Métis leader, Louis Riel, into custody. John D. Pihach attempts to resolve the opposing stories of Riel's surrender/capture, scrutinizes the sensational incidents in Armstrong/Mudeater's life, and, with the inclusion of Mudeater's unpublished memoir, allows this consummate storyteller to speak in his own voice."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification