Raw Life: Cameos of 1890s Justice from a Magistrate's Bench Book

by J. Patrick Boyer

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978160045
• ISBN13: 9780978160043
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 632 Pages
• Weight: 2.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"