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Overview"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 handwritten ""bench book"" of all these cases. That bench book, recently found by his great-grandson, lawyer J. Patrick Boyer, provides the raw material for Raw Life.This first-time publication of the these cases demonstrates how, in Canadian society, some things haven't changed much over the years -- from early road rage to the plight of abused women, from environmental contamination to punitive treatment of the poor." Full Product DetailsAuthor: J. Patrick Boyer , Edward L. Greenspan , Roy McMurtry , Roy McMurtryPublisher: Blue Butterfly Book Publishing Inc. Imprint: Blue Butterfly Book Publishing Inc. Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.993kg ISBN: 9780978160043ISBN 10: 0978160045 Pages: 632 Publication Date: 06 September 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsForeword; The Huis and Where They Came From; The Formation of the Hui Zu; The Fate of the Hui During and After the Qing Dynasty; Further Assimilation of Minorities and its effects of Muslims; How the Hui Zu Lives in China; Influential Muslim Personalities; Admiral Zheng He and His Achievements; Contributions of the Chinese Muslims; The Staunchness of the Chinese Muslims.ReviewsBoyer's skills as a writer and careful historian are on full display here. ... troubling but sometimes heartwarming. -- R. Roy Murtry, Q.C., Former Chief Justice of Ontario Boyer's skills as a writer and careful historian are on full display here. -- Edward L. Greenspan, Q.C., Author, Television Host, and Leading Barrister """... troubling but sometimes heartwarming."" -- R. Roy Murtry, Q.C., Former Chief Justice of Ontario ""Boyer's skills as a writer and careful historian are on full display here."" -- Edward L. Greenspan, Q.C., Author, Television Host, and Leading Barrister" . .. troubling but sometimes heartwarming. --R. Roy Murtry, Q.C., Former Chief Justice of Ontario Author InformationJ. Patrick Boyer, Q.C., is a former Member of Parliament and the author of 20 books, including Just Trust Us, A Passion for Justice, Direct Democracy in Canada, and The People's Mandate. He lives in Muskoka and Toronto. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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