New Brunswick; With Notes For Emigrants: Comprehending The Early History, An Account Of The Indians, Settlement - Softcover

Abraham Gesner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0371609356 ISBN 13: 9780371609354

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

New Brunswick; With Notes For Emigrants: Comprehending The Early History, An Account Of The Indians, Settlement — Abraham Gesner provides a comprehensive mid-19th-century survey of New Brunswick, detailing its topography, settlements, natural resources, and economic potential from the Saint John River to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the Bay of Chaleur. The work blends descriptive geography with practical policy and emigration guidance, examining timber, shipbuilding, fisheries, agriculture, and mining, as well as Crown land policy and the prospects for internal improvements such as roads, ferries, bridges, and railways. It traces demographic groups (Loyalists, Acadians, Irish, Scottish, and Indigenous communities), religious and educational institutions, and the evolving governance structures, while offering caution about overreliance on lumber and the costs of expansive surveys. A booster-like yet sober handbook, it argues for organized settlement, rail links, and a balanced exploitation of resources to attract settlers and secure imperial interests along a contested border.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0371609356
• ISBN 13: 9780371609354
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 436