Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables, Illustrations, and Appendices ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Preface xiii
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. 1 Introduction 1
8. 2 The Fishing Admirals System 26
9. 3 An Unruly Set of People: The Struggle for Judicial Authority 64
10. 4 The Establishment of Naval Government 104
11. 5 A Fief of the Admiralty: Newfoundland under Naval Rule 141
12. 6 Using Mercy and Terror: The Patterns of Criminal Justice 187
13. 7 Enforcing the Social Order: Punishment in a Fishing Society 222
14. 8 The Fall of Naval Government 256
15. 9 Conclusion 280
16. Notes on Primary Sources 289
17. Notes 299
18. Bibliography of Primary Sources 389
19. Index 399