A first-hand chronicle of Wolseley-s expedition to end Riel-s Red River Rebellion by a remarkable trio embedded on the mission.
In the spring of 1870, two reporters set off from Toronto to cover one of the biggest stories in Canadian history: Colonel Garnet Wolseley-s 1870 expedition to Red River. Over the course of six months, the Daily Telegraph-s Robert Cunningham and the Globe-s Molyneux St. John brought readers along as they paddled and portaged alongside the expedition-s 1,100 troops and 400 voyageurs and guides from the shores of Lake Superior to Fort Garry.
But that-s not the whole story. Buried well below the fold was the fact that St. John-s wife - international burlesque star Kate Ranoe - accompanied him and the expedition, and not just as an adventurer. Owing to an accident early on, Ranoe ended up ghostwriting many of St. John-s stories.
Embedded is the remarkable story of two reporters and one extraordinary woman as
