Raw Life: Cameos of 1890s Justice from a Magistrate's Bench Book

by J. Patrick Boyer, Edward L. Greenspan (Foreword), Roy McMurtry (Foreword)

In publishing the human stories behind the late-19th-century cases of Magistrate James Boyer in Bracebridge, Ontario, and Muskoka, his great-grandson J. Patrick Boyer shows that Canadian society hasn't changed much whether the focus is on early road rage, the plight of abused women, environmental contamination, or punitive treatment of the poor.

Genres: History

632 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2008

About the author

J. Patrick Boyer is a constitutional lawyer, political science professor, veteran of the House of Commons, journalist, and author of some twenty books on Canadian history, law, politics, and governance. He also frequently comments on Canadian public affairs for various media outlets. Patrick lives in Muskoka and Toronto.