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Law, life, and government at Red River. Volume 1, Settlement and governance, 1812-1872

Law, life, and government at Red River. Volume 1, Settlement and governance, 1812-1872

Law, life, and government at Red River

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Print version: Gibson, Dale, author. Law, life, and government at Red River

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1 online resource (XXI, 549 pages)

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Useful for students learning an area of law, Law, life, and government at Red River. Volume 1, Settlement and governance, 1812-1872 is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword; Preface; Conventions and Abbreviations; Figures; 1 Origins, 1670-1821; 2 Colony without Court, 1822-34; 3 Court without Judge, 1835-38; 4 Judge without Experience, 1838-44; 5 Recorder Thom at His Peak, 1844-48; 6 Court Compromised, Recorder Dethroned, 1848-54; 7 Scrutiny, Growth, Uncertainty, 1855-60; 8 Upheaval Abroad, Slow Progress at Home, 1861-65; 9 Confederation and Insurrection, 1866-69; 10 Governing Provisionally, 1870; 11 Provincehood, 1870-72; 12 Was Justice Served? 1835-69; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T UV; W; X; Y; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y

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A new view of frontier justice in western Canada s first major settlement through the eyes of its courts and witnesses.”

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