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Combining the moral indignation of Emile Zola and the writing talent and historical perspective of Pierre Berton, this detailed inquiry claims that an 1832 Montreal riot--which allegedly caused British troops to open fire--simply never happened and that there was no mob when soldiers opened fire, leaving three innocent bystanders dead. The examination corroborates these assertions with affidavits presented to a packed grand jury that exonerated the soldiers, officers, and magistrates who called in the troops. Also noteworthy is that the grand jury comprised a majority of recently arrived English-speaking Protestant farmers, even though the three victims were French Canadian and Catholic. Most troubling, the author notes, is the fact that historians have not questioned the official story; but here he attempts to set the record straight.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political science & theory

• Full title: Riot that Never Was
• Subtitle: The Military Shooting of Three Montrealers in 1832 and the Official Cover-up
• Author: James Jackson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 360
• EAN: 9780981240558
• ISBN: 9780981240558
• ID: 03023418
• Publisher: Baraka Books
• Weight: 476 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 152 × 21 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. November 2009

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