Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers

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Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers

English Settlers in Atlantic Canada

By Lucille H. Campey

Cover for Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers

978-1-55488-748-4
August 2010
384pp, Paperback
$35.00 CAD

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An exhaustively researched history.

Winnipeg Free Press

Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers is a well-written and informative work; with its many illustrations and good maps, it is a useful contribution to the history of the region.

Halifax Chronicle-Herald

An Unstoppable Force is well written and produced with good maps and many illustrations.

Chronical Herald (Halifax)

Campey's smooth narrative style, coupled with her extensive use of primary documents makes this an informative work -- an easy read for anyone interested in emigration history.

University of Guelph

The first-ever comprehensive book written on early English immigration to Canada, Planters, Paupers, and Pioneers introduces a series of three titles on “The English in Canada.” Focusing on factors that brought the English to Atlantic Canada, it traces the English arrivals to their various settlements in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland, and considers their reasons for leaving their homeland. Who were they? When did they arrive? Were they successful? What was their lasting impact?

Drawing on wide-ranging documentary sources, including passenger lists, newspaper shipping reports, and the wealth of material to be found in English county record offices and in Canadian national and provincial archives, the book provides extensive details of the immigrants and their settlements and gives details of more than 700 Atlantic crossings — essential reading for individuals wishing to trace English and Canadian family links or to deepen understanding of the emigration process.