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The Lawman

Adventures of a Frontier Diplomat

by (author) Lynne Stonier-Newman

Publisher
TouchWood Editions
Initial publish date
May 2006
Category
General, General
Recommended Age
15
Recommended Grade
10
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894898393
    Publish Date
    May 2006
    List Price
    $19.95
  • 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.

Lynne Stonier-Newman's profile page

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.