Line of fire: heroism, tragedy, and Canada's police 9781554883912, 1554883911

1. John Fisk : the wreck of the Speedy -- 2. Constable Johnson Cochrane : now witnesses -- 3. The North-West Mounted Pol

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Line of fire: heroism, tragedy, and Canada's police
9781554883912, 1554883911

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Table of contents :
1. John Fisk : the wreck of the Speedy --
2. Constable Johnson Cochrane : now witnesses --
3. The North-West Mounted Police : the early years --
4. The Manitoba Provincial Police : four officers down --
5. Joseph Steadman : murder in Moncton --
6. Michael Toohey : a killer from Texas --
7. The lost patrol : death in the Arctic --
8. Jules Fortin and Daniel O'Connell : a bag of rubber boots --
9. Vancouver Police Department : three heroes --
10. Deputy Sheriff James McKay : a hypnotic spell --
11. Frank Williams : "the ... was going to shoot me" --
12. Margaret Mick : death of a matron --
13. The mad trapper : murder in the Arctic --
14. The Newfoundland Rangers : "more peace than police" --
15. Charles R. Millar : the Regina Riot --
16. Deadly October : four officers slain --
17. John Lewis : Red Ryan's last holdup --
18. Edmund Tong : last days of the Boyd gang --
19. Lake Simcoe tragedy : a phantom affair --
20. Jacques Mesrine : the Forest Ranger murders --
21. Derek Burkholder : a domestic dispute --
22. Mayerthorpe : a national tragedy.

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