Embedded

Unearths a unique perspective on the pivotal Red River Expedition from the POV of the expeditionary journalists In 1870, Wolseley's military expedition was sent to bolster the newly formed province of Manitoba after the formation Louis Riel's Metis government An early instance of embedded journalism, two reporters and one wife tagged along on the expeditionary force travelling from Ontario to Manitoba, sending stories to their respective newspapers back in Toronto Author's previous book, Riding into Battle, about Canadian cycling corps in the First World War, similarly unearths an under-explored area of Canadian military history