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The Notorious Georges

Jonathan Swainger

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  • 278 sidor
  • 2023
Boozy and boisterous. The Georges the communities of South Fort George and Fort George that ultimately became Prince George acquired a seedy reputation for a century, at times branded the dubious title of Canadas most dangerous city. Is Prince George really such a bad lad? The Notorious Georges explores how the pursuit of respectability collided with caricatures of a riotous settlement frontier in its early years. Anxious about being marginalized by the provincial government and venture capitalists, municipal leaders blamed Indigenous and mixed-heritage people, non-preferred immigrants, and transient labourers for local crime. Jonathan Swainger combs through police and legal records, government publications, and media commentary to demonstrate that the disorder was not so different from the rest of the province and respectable white residents were often to blame. This lively account tells us about more than a particular communitys identity. It also sheds light on small-town disaffection in modern Canada.
  • Författare: Jonathan Swainger
  • Illustratör: 7 figures
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780774869416
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 278
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2023-10-15
  • Förlag: University of British Columbia Press