Saint John: The Making of a Colonial Urban Community

Thomas Acheson

Published by University of Toronto Press 1993

Saint John

The Making of a Colonial Urban Community

Thomas Acheson

In the series Heritage

https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442659674

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About this book

T.W. Acheson traces the events that led to Saint John, New Brunswick's character change and analyses their impact on the community.

Author / Editor information

Acheson Thomas :

Thomas W. Acheson is a member of the Department of History, University of New Brunswick.

Reviews

Gilbert A. Stelter:

'The finest study to date of early 19th century Canadian Society.'

George M. Betts:

'An unforgettable insight into a hitherto sadly neglected part of the history of the city and the province.'

P.B. Waite:

'An excellent work on the very frontier of 19th-century urban research.'

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Map Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	x
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. The Urban Economy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
2. The Common Council Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
3. The Merchant and the Social Order Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
4. Bone and Sinew: The Artisans and the Social Order Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	67
5. Irishmen and Bluenoses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
6. The Evangelical Movement Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
7. Temperance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	138
8. Education Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
9. The Anatomy of Political Reform Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	178
10. Private Capital and Public Purposes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
11. Policing the City Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
12. The People of a Loyalist City Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	230
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Appendix Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	267
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	307

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 326

eBook

Published: December 15, 1993
ISBN: 9781442659674