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THEY PLANTED WELL - NEW ENGLAND PLANTERS IN MARITIME CANADA - Edited by Margaret Conrad.
Acadiensis Press, Fredericton, New Brunswick 1988
On soft cover - William Morrison, engraved by J. Clark for LETTERS FROM NOVA SCOTIA, published by Colburn & Bentley, London, 1830
FROM THE BACK COVER - "Between 1759 and 1768 some 8,000 New England Planters emigrated to what are now the Maritime Provinces of Canada. Known as 'planters', the old English term for colonist, they were among the first English-speaking immigrants to the area of present day Canada. Because the Acadian deportation and Loyalist migration were far more dramatic events in Maritime history than the peaceful migration of land-hungry Yankees, the Planters have received less attention than their numbers warrant. They left an indelible mark on their Maritime homeland and their influence has spread throughout North America. Descendants of the Planters include major educators, theologians, inventors, industrialists, social reformers, politicians, and at least two Canadian Prime Ministers."
"In October 1987, Acadia University, itself a product of Planter commitment to education, hosted a conference on he New England Planters in Maritime Canada. The unexpectedly large atendance indicated that the time was long overdue for such an event. THEY PLANTED WELL is a collection of the papers at the conference, the first of a projected series of publications devoted to the Planter experience."
Book 7086 has several photos of paintings, houses, furniture etc. 321 pages - in almost as new condition.
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