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J. Patrick Boyer

Raw Life

Cameos of 1890s Justice from a Magistrate's Bench Book

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Justices of the peace, constables, and game wardens from the late 19th century are brought to vivid life interacting with a variety of accused citizens. Rare views of human lives in turmoil are revealed in several hundred trials conducted in 1890s Muskoka by Magistrate James Boyer of Bracebridge. The charges and evidence show how raw life really was in Canada's frontier towns, with cases ranging from nostalgic and humorous to pitiable and deeply disturbing. While dispensing speedy justice, Boyer, who was also town clerk and editor of the Northern Advocate, the first newspaper in Ontario's northern districts, kept a careful record in his hand… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-1-4597-0241-7
  • EAN: 9781459702417
  • Produktnummer: 20447946
  • Verlag: Dundurn
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
  • Seitenangabe: 632 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'303 KB

Über den Autor


J. Patrick Boyer studied law at the International Court of Justice in The Netherlands, served as Canada's Parliamentary Secretary for External Affairs, and works for democratic development overseas. The author of twenty-three books on Canadian history, law, politics, and governance, Patrick lives with wife, Elise, in Muskoka and Toronto.

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