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Maggie Siggins


Maggie Siggins is the author of ten books, including Riel, a bestselling biography of Louis Riel; Bitter Embrace; and Revenge of the Land, winner of the Governor General’s Award. She is also a highly respected filmmaker. She has just returned to Toronto after living in Saskatchewan for more than twenty years.

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Marie-Anne
Written by Maggie Siggins

Trade Paperback | 328 pages | Emblem Editions | History - Canada
978-0-7710-8030-2 (0-7710-8030-1)

October 13, 2009 | $21.00



Compulsively readable, this first social history of the opening up of the Canadian West is a triumph of historical detective work and gives us Siggins at the top of her game.

While researching the biography of Louis Riel, Maggie Siggins became aware of a figure lurking in the background who had had...

Also available as an eBook and a hardcover.

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Marie-Anne
Written by Maggie Siggins

eBook | pages | Emblem Editions | History - Canada
978-1-55199-325-6 (1-55199-325-2)

October 13, 2009 | $21.00



Compulsively readable, this first social history of the opening up of the Canadian West is a triumph of historical detective work and gives us Siggins at the top of her game.

While researching the biography of Louis Riel, Maggie Siggins became aware of a figure lurking in the background who had had...

Also available as a hardcover and a trade paperback.

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Marie-Anne
Written by Maggie Siggins

Hardcover | 328 pages | McClelland & Stewart | History - Canada
978-0-7710-8029-6 (0-7710-8029-8)

October 14, 2008 | $32.99



Compulsively readable, this first social history of the opening up of the Canadian West is a triumph of historical detective work and gives us Siggins at the top of her game.

While researching the biography of Louis Riel, Maggie Siggins became aware of a figure lurking in the background who had had...

Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.

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Bitter Embrace
Written by Maggie Siggins

Trade Paperback | 332 pages | McClelland & Stewart | History - Canada; History; Social Science - Native American Studies
978-0-7710-8061-6 (0-7710-8061-1)

September 12, 2006 | $21.99



July 14, 2003: Flin Flon lawyer Michael Bomek pleads guilty to six counts of sexual assault on young Cree men, some of whom come from the community of Pelican Narrows. His crime is emblematic of white culture’s assault on this Rock Cree community. On the one hand, he was a dedicated...


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Revenge of the Land
Written by Maggie Siggins

Trade Paperback | 448 pages | McClelland & Stewart | True Crime - Murder
978-0-7710-8156-9 (0-7710-8156-1)

August 22, 1992 | $21.99