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The Man Who was Hanged by a Thread

and Other Tales from BC’s First Lawmen

Cecil Clark

Ages 11–16

146 pages · Released Nov 15, 2011

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This is a historical nonfiction account of actual crimes and law enforcement in early BC, told by a former police deputy commissioner. While the subject matter involves murders and criminal cases, the treatment is factual and historical rather than sensationalized or graphic. The educational value is substantial for interested readers, but the violent historical content and mature crime themes suggest a minimum age of around 11, with parental judgment advised for younger readers interested in history.

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From 1858 until 1950, the BC Provincial Police were responsible for maintaining law and order in British Columbia. Numbering only 100 men in 1900, they patrolled this vast area by horseback, boat, snowshoes and dog team until the arrival of the train, automobile and airplane. In these classic cases from the files of th... From 1858 until 1950, the BC Provincial Police were responsible for maintaining law and order in British Columbia. Numbering only 100 men in 1900, they patrolled this vast area by horseback, boat, snowshoes and dog team until the arrival of the train, automobile and airplane. In these classic cases from the files of the BC Provincial Police, former deputy commissioner Cecil Clark brings to life the lawmen who upheld the peace and the criminals who disrupted it. A Texas gambler thinks he has committed the perfect murder, but his plans are foiled by Barkerville’s barber. A Quesnel family disappears in mysterious circumstances—their fate remains unknown to this day. Two men are brutally murdered at Osborne Bay in a case of mistaken identity, but did they ever receive justice? These dramatic stories provide a vivid window into BC’s frontier society and the challenges faced by the members of North America’s first territorial constabulary.

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  • History
  • Law enforcement
  • Police, biography
  • British columbia, history
  • Biography
  • Crime
  • Histoire
  • B.C. Provincial Police
  • Biographies
  • Lois
  • Application
  • Criminalité

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ISBN 9781926936987 · Heritage House Publishing Co