Ottawa's Gangs Of New York Era: The Shiners War

For a few years in the 1830s, Ottawa was a very different place. Called Bytown at the time, it was more a Gangs of New York type of place, rather than a future capital of Canada. During the reign of terror of the Shiners, no one was safe from violence. Artwork/logo design by Janet Cordahi Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: www.canadaehx.com/shop Donate: canadaehx.com (Click Donate) E-mail: [email protected] Twitter: twitter.com/craigbaird Mastadon: @[email protected] Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cdnhistoryehx YouTube: youtube.com/c/canadianhistoryehx Want to send me something? Craig Baird PO Box 2384 Stony Plain PO Main, Alberta T7Z1X8 *sources* Newspapers.com Canadian Encyclopedia: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/shiners-wars Dictionary of Canadian Biography: https://www.biographi.ca/en/topics/topic-match-list.php?id=2316 The Shiners' War - University of Toronto Press Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices