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Uncertain Justice: Canadian Women and Capital Punishment, 1754-1953
by
F. Murray Greenwood,
Beverley Boissery (Goodreads Author)
In 1754 Eleanor Powers was hung for a murder committed during a botched robbery. She was the first woman condemned to die in Canada, but would not be the last.
In Uncertain Justice, Beverley Boissery and Murray Greenwood portray a cast of women characters almost as often wronged by the law as they have wronged society. Starting with the Powers trial and continuing to the no...more
In Uncertain Justice, Beverley Boissery and Murray Greenwood portray a cast of women characters almost as often wronged by the law as they have wronged society. Starting with the Powers trial and continuing to the no...more
Paperback, 280 pages
Published
October 1st 2000
by Dundurn
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Though I thought the subject matter would be interesting, this book is poorly written and the layout seldom makes sense. Don't bother.
Oct 15, 2012
Helen Wagner
marked it as to-read
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