Speedy Justice : The Tragic Last Voyage of His Majesty's Vessel Speedy /

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Brendan O'Brien recreates the wreck of the Speedy in this exciting account. In the process he examines several related issues, including the administration of justice for native people in Upper Canada, the reasons for the disappearance of the vessel, and the role of the governor in the tragedy.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: O'Brien, Brendan, 1909-
Collectivité auteur: Osgoode Society
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Buffalo : Published for the Osgoode Society by University of Toronto Press, 1992.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Speedy (Ship)
Speedy (Navire)
Schiffsuntergang
Shipwrecks.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
HISTORY > Canada > Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Naufrages > Ontario, Lac (N.Y. et Ont.) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Naufrages > Ontario, Lac (N.Y. et Ont.)
Shipwrecks > Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)
Criminal justice, Administration of > Ontario.
Indians of North America > Legal status, laws, etc. > Ontario.
Shipwrecks > Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) > History > 19th century.
Ontario.
Lake Ontario.
Ontario, Lac (N.Y. et Ont.) > Histoire.
Ontario > Histoire > 1791-1841.
Ontario > History > 1791-1841.
Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.) > History.
Speedy (Schiff)
History.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; FOREWORD; PREFACE; CAST OF CHARACTERS; PASSENGER LIST; MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS; 1 The Scene; 2 Natives, Society, and the Law; 3 'Cozens Kill My Brother, I Kill Cozens'; 4 The Lake Ontario Naval Force; 5 The Speedy Sails; 6 Disaster; 7 Aftermath; Conclusion; APPENDIX: THE PETITION OF THOMAS PAXTON JR, 1827; NOTES; INDEX; ILLUSTRATION CREDITS

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