In 1804 an Ojibwa named Ogetonicut was facing trial in Upper Canada
for the murder of a white settler. The prisoner was being
transported from Toronto to Newcastle, the site of the trial,
aboard the Speedy. Also on board to participate in the trial were
some of the most important figures in the justice system of Upper
Canada. The trial never took place: the Speedy vanished in a storm
on Lake Ontario, taking with her the accused, his jailer, the
judge, the lawyers, and all other passengers. Brendan O'Brien
recreates the wreck of the Speedy in this exciting account. In the
process he examines several related issues, including the
administration of justice for native people in Upper Canada, the
reasons for the disappearance of the vessel, and the role of the
governor in the tragedy.
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