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The Law And The Lawless: Frontier Justice In British Columbia And Yukon, 1858-1911 (amazing Stories) by Downs, Art, editor; Decker, Karla, 1950- editor is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Gold rush fever in the 1860s brought thousands of miners to the new territories of British Columbia and the Yukon armed with rifles, revolvers, and bowie knives. Among them were thugs and outlaws lured by the promise of easy riches. Within months of the first arrivals a provincial police force was formed—the first in western Canada—and constables recruited to preserve order in the colonies. These intrepid lawmen patrolled vast regions of Vancouver Island, the Cariboo, the Kootenays, and the Klon
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- Author
- Downs, Art, editor; Decker, Karla, 1950- editor
- Publisher
- Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary: Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd.
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781927527900
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, True Crime, Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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