Introduction -- The fishing admirals system -- An unruly set of people: the struggle for judicial authority -- The establishment of naval government -- A fief of the admiralty: Newfoundland under naval rule -- Using mercy and terror: the patterns of criminal justice -- Enforcing the social order: punishment in a fishing society -- The fall of naval government -- Conclusion
Summary
"The Rule of the Admirals sheds light on one of the most misunderstood chapters in Canadian and British colonial history. Drawing on extensive archival research as well as a broad range of secondary sources, Bannister provides a groundbreaking reinterpretation of a critical period in Newfoundland's colonial development."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-397) and index
