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'Fascinating' Margaret Atwood Can taking the law into your own
hands be the right thing to do? In June 2013, three upstanding
citizens of a small town in Nova Scotia murdered their neighbour,
Phillip Boudreau, while out fishing. Boudreau was an inventive
small-time criminal who had terrorised and entertained Petit de
Grat for two decades. He had been in prison for nearly half his
adult life. He was funny and frightening, loathed, loved and
feared. Boudreau seemed invincible, a miscreant who would plague
the village forever. As many people said, if those fellows hadn't
killed him, someone else would have. Blood in the Water is a
gripping story in a brilliantly drawn setting, about power and law,
security and self-respect, and the nature of community. And at its
heart is a disturbing question: are there times when taking the law
into your own hands is not only understandable but the responsible
thing to do?
Can taking the law into your own hands be the right thing to do
A brutal murder in a small fishing community raises urgent questions of
right and wrong, and even the nature of good and evil, in this
masterfully told true story.
In June 2013, three upstanding citizens of a small town in Nova Scotia
cold-bloodedly murdered their neighbour, Phillip Boudreau, at sea.
While out checking their lobster traps, two Landry cousins and skipper
Dwayne Samson saw Boudreau in his boat, the Midnight Slider, about to
vandalize their lobster traps. Like so many times before, Boudreau was
about to cost them thousands of dollars out of their seasonal
livelihood. One man took out a rifle and fired four shots at Boudreau
and his boat. Boudreau's body was never found.
Boudreau was an inventive small-time criminal who had terrorized and
entertained Petit de Grat for two decades. He had been in prison for
nearly half his adult life. He was funny and frightening, loathed,
loved, and feared. Meanwhile the police and the Fisheries officers were
frustrated, cowed, and hobbled by shrinking budgets. Boudreau seemed
invincible, a miscreant who would plague the village forever. As many
people said, if those fellows hadn't killed him, someone else would
have.
Blood in the Water is a gripping story in a brilliantly drawn setting,
about power and law, security and self-respect, and the nature of
community. And at its heart is a disturbing question: are there times
when taking the law into your own hands is not only understandable but
the responsible thing to do?
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Red Deer. Natural History
H a (Hugh Alexander) 1 MacPherson; Donald Cameron
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R1,005
Discovery Miles 10 050
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Red Deer (Hardcover)
Hugh Alexander MacPherson, Donald Cameron
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R1,064
Discovery Miles 10 640
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Title: Ode on Lochiel's Birthday, 1796. By William
Cameron.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe
British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It
is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150
million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals,
newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and
much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along
with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and
historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY &
DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised
by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of
literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian
verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and
poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage
and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure
edition identification: ++++ British Library Cameron, Donald;
Cameron, William; 1796. 7 p.; 4 . 11601.ff.1.(7.)
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works
worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in
the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
This biography tells of Lochiel's life and casts new light on the
motives and politics of the last Jacobite Rising. Using new
material - including the Memoire d'un Ecossais, an account written
by Lochiel himself and recently discovered in the archives of the
French Foreign Ministry - the work recalls how Gentle Donald
Cameron of Lochiel was one of Bonnie Prince Charlie's most devoted
Highland followers. Lochiel was at the heart of the Jacobite plot
to restore him to the throne in 1745. He also played a major part
in the Stuart prince's escape to France, but, unable to come to
terms with the tragedy which had fallen on his people, Lochiel died
shortly afterwards in 1748.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1975.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which
commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out
and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and
impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes
high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using
print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in
1975.
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