The Odyssey of John Anderson /

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In 1860 the American government made a formal request for the extradition of a fugitive slave, John Anderson of Brantford, Canada West. At first glance the request was routine. But the legal, political, and diplomatic controversy that arose from this hearing threatened to topple a Canadian governmen...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Brode, Patrick, 1950-
Collectivité auteur: Osgoode Society
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Toronto, Ont. : Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press, 1989.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Anderson, John, > 1831?-
Anderson, John, > ne 1831?
Anderson, John, > 1831?- > Trials, litigation, etc.
Fugitive slaves.
Extradition.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Esclaves fugitifs > Canada.
Extradition > Canada.
Fugitive slaves > Canada.
Canada.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:In 1860 the American government made a formal request for the extradition of a fugitive slave, John Anderson of Brantford, Canada West. At first glance the request was routine. But the legal, political, and diplomatic controversy that arose from this hearing threatened to topple a Canadian government, and aroused animostities between Britons and Americans.Patrick Brode explores the legal and political implications of the Anderson case and reveals something of the man at the centre of it all. John Anderson was an ordinary man caught in extraordinary circumstances. For a few moths he was a public figure, a personification of the struggle against slavery. Not long after the hearing he dropped from public view, adding a final, unsolved mystery to this intriguing case.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (150 pages): illustrations, portraits
ISBN:9781442681927

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