and legend. Remembered as The Lion of the North, his life is closely linked with Canada and Canadian history. Sam Steele is featured in my latest book, Barclay of the Mounted.
Sam Steele was born in Purbrook, Ontario. He joined the militia during the Fenian Raids in 1866, participated in the Red River Expedition of 1870, and in 1873, was made an officer in the newly created North-West Mounted Police. Steele was responsible for the policing of the construction of the CPR, and is credited with establishing authority in the Yukon during the Klondike Gold Rush.
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