Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables and Figure ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. 1. 'Club Law' and Order in British Columbia's Fur Trade 18
7. 2. 'A Squatocracy of Skin Traders': Law and Authority on Vancouver Island 34
8. 3. Property, Geography, and British Columbia's Courts 54
9. 4. 'A California Phase': Civil Litigation, Economy, and Society in British Columbia 73
10. 5. Cranford v. Wright: Law and Authority in British Columbia 93
11. 6. The Meaning of Law and the Limits of Authority on Grouse Creek 113
12. 7. Bute Inlet Stories: Crime, Law, and Colonial Identity 134
13. CONCLUSION 157
14. Appendix 163
15. Notes 165
16. Bibliography 215
17. Index 235
18. Photo Credits 240