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Mudeater

The Story of an American Buffalo Hunter and the Surrender of Louis Riel

by John D. Pihach
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Born the son of a Wyandot Chief in Kansas in 1849, Irvin Mudeater was a celebrated buffalo hunter—killing 126 in just one day—who ran wagon trains to Santa Fe, was caught up in the Civil War, and lived as a plainsman on the lawless frontier. To escape punishment for an unspecified crime, Mudeater moved to Canada in 1882, adopted the name "Robert Armstrong," and portrayed himself as white. Three years later, he played the lead role in bringing the fugitive Métis leader Louis Riel into custody. John D. Pihach scrutinizes the sensational incidents in Armstrong/Mudeater's life, grapples with the opposing stories of Riel's surrender/capture, and, with the inclusion of Armstrong's unpublished memoir, allows this consummate storyteller to speak in his own voice.

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    March 18, 2017

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      • ISBN: 9780889774629

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      • ISBN: 9780889774629
      • File size: 3893 KB

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      March 1, 2017

      Pihach (Ukrainian Genealogy) presents a biography of Robert Armstrong (1849-1940), an American buffalo hunter of Wyandotte and Delaware ancestry who gained fame in Canada as the captor of Metis rebellion leader Louis Riel in 1885. Armstrong, whose real name was Irvin Mudeater, led a colorful life in the American West before his move to Canada, working with government survey parties, driving a stage coach, engaging in gunfights, and hunting with the likes of Buffalo Bill Cody. Pihach's biography both fleshes out the details of Armstrong's previously unpublished memoir--included in the second half of the book--and challenges the accuracy of a few of Armstrong's claims while upholding his assertion of having played the central role in Riel's apprehension. While Pihach's research is valuable, it is Armstrong's memoir, appearing in print for the first time, that is the highlight. Related in Armstrong's folksy vernacular, his account is both a depiction of the rollicking realities of life in the West and a disturbing reminder of the decimation of the buffalo herds and the subjugation of native tribes that formed the backdrop of such adventures. VERDICT Recommended for readers interested in the history of the American West and Canada.--Sara Shreve, Newton, KS

      Copyright 2017 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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