Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Other British Provinces in North America : With a Plan of National Colonization

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In 1839 the British writer and reformer James Silk Buckingham travelled to Canada to investigate its social and economic landscape. In this revealing study, first published in 1843, he describes an industrious, civilized and hospitable society experiencing widespread poverty, and calls for increased support from Britain to improve both economies.