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Speedy Justice : The Tragic Last Voyage of His Majesty's Vessel Speedy / Brendan O'Brien.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Brien, Brendan, author.
- Series:
- Heritage
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Speedy (Ship).
- Shipwrecks--Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)--History--19th century.
- Shipwrecks.
- Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc--Ontario.
- Indians of North America.
- Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.)--History.
- Ontario, Lake (N.Y. and Ont.).
- Genre:
- Speedy (Schiff)
- History.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2019]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Reprinted in 2018.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)
- ISBN:
- 1-4875-8000-2
- OCLC:
- 1114840063
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