Biography & Autobiography General
The Lawman
Adventures of a Frontier Diplomat
- Publisher
- TouchWood Editions
- Initial publish date
- May 2006
- Category
- General, General
- Recommended Age
- 15
- Recommended Grade
- 10
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894898393
- Publish Date
- May 2006
- List Price
- $19.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781926971384
- Publish Date
- Jul 2011
- List Price
- $9.99
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Description
Keeping the peace in turn-of-the-century B.C.
Murderers, thieves and drunks tested the will of Superintendent Fred Hussey, the B.C. Provincial Police officer appointed to keep the peace in rough-and-tumble, turn-of-the-century B.C. But in his action-packed and often risky career, he always relied on the power of reason rather than force to set things right. Even his prisoners seemed to like him, it was said.
Hussey's work took him from formal dinners in elegant mansions to chilly breakfasts around campfires. In a 20-year period that saw the province's population mushroom by 100,000, he knew the famous and the infamous, from Judge Matthew Baillie Begbie to train robber Bill Miner and everyone in between. Inspecting his vast territory on horseback, by steamer and canoe, this remarkable man set the tone for the peaceful development of the young province.
A glimpse into the ambience of a bygone era, The Lawman is an engaging look at the life and adventures of a self-possessed hero in turbulent times.
About the author
Lynne Stonier-Newman is a freelance writer, historian and communications consultant who is the author of articles, poetry and plays about BC. She was born in Quesnel, where her father was the BCPP patrolman. She is the author of Policing a Pioneer Province, The Lawman: Adventures of a Frontier Diplomat and Peter O' Reilly: The Rise of a Reluctant Immigrant. She was also a contributor to the 2008 CBC Radio One book The Trail of 1858.
Editorial Reviews
Worth reading . . . Stonier-Newman paints us a picture of life as it was.—The Daily News
Librarian Reviews
The Lawman: Adventures of a Frontier Diplomat
This is an intriguing biography of Frederick Hussey who, as British Columbia’s Provincial Police Superintendent from 1893 to 1911, was responsible for overseeing the BCPP and maintaining law and order in BC. Hussey is portrayed as a man of impeccable character who enforced the laws of the province in a fair manner. Travelling by horse, canoe and train, Hussey tried to keep peace during a time when the province’s non-Native population increased from 50,000 to 300,000, labour unrest escalated in provincial mines, and conflict between white settlers and First Nations and Chinese and Japanese immigrants was rampant.Lynne Stonier-Newman wrote Policing a Pioneer Province:The BC Provincial Police 1858-1950 and an audiobook, The Whysof Women.
Source: The Association of Book Publishers of BC. BC Books for BC Schools. 2006-2007.