Scoundrels and Scallywags Characters from Alberta's Past【電子書籍】[ Brian Brennan ]

＜p＞＜strong＞A married Alberta premier, John Brownlee, lost his job after enticing a junior government clerk to have sex with him. He was fifty, she was twenty. After Canada's Supreme Court endorsed the trial jury's guilty verdict, Brownlee took the case to the British Privy Council, then the court of last resort for Canadians. He lost again. The courts awarded his accuser, Vivian MacMillan, $10,000 plus costs, and Brownlee's United Farmers party never won another election.＜/strong＞＜/p＞ ＜p＞That's one of the stories best-selling social historian Brian Brennan tells in this collection of true tales about the rogues, rebels, eccentrics and other colourful characters who have left their mark on Alberta over the years. Others featured individuals include:＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Owen "Blue Blazer" Hart＜/strong＞, a professional wrestler killed in a freak accident after being lowered by cable from an arena ceiling.＜/p＞ ＜p＞＜strong＞Dorothy Joudrie＜/strong＞, a socialite charged with attempted murder after ．．．楽天市場のショップで商品詳細の続きを見る