This collection of papers read before the Manitoba Historical and Scientific Society covers a wide range of topics related to Canadian history and natural history. From William Murdoch and J.H. Rowan's accounts of the Red River to Ernest Thompson Seton's observations of the prairie chicken, this book is a fascinating glimpse into the early days of scientific study in Canada.

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