{"product_id":"the-notorious-georges-9780774869416","title":"The Notorious Georges","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoozy and boisterous. The Georges  the communities of South Fort George and Fort George that ultimately became Prince George  acquired a seedy reputation for a century, at times branded the dubious title of Canada's most dangerous city. Is Prince George really such a bad lad?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Notorious Georges\u003c\/em\u003e explores how the pursuit of respectability collided with caricatures of a riotous settlement frontier in its early years. Anxious about being marginalized by the provincial government and venture capitalists, municipal leaders blamed Indigenous and mixed-heritage people, non-preferred immigrants, and transient labourers for local crime. Jonathan Swainger combs through police and legal records, government publications, and media commentary to demonstrate that the disorder was not so different from the rest of the province  and respectable white residents were often to blame.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis lively account tells us about more than a particular community's identity. It also sheds li\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Anxious at the Very Gates of Hell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Establishing the Georges and the Birth of a Bad Reputation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 The British Columbia Provincial Police, Regulatory Policing, and Keeping the Peace\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 City Governance and the Prince George City Police\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Holding Court in the Georges\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Sensations, Front-Page Crime, and Community Identity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpilogue: That Prince George Business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes; Bibliography; Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404952904023,"sku":"9780774869416","price":25.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774869416.jpg?v=1730488174","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-notorious-georges-9780774869416","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}