Rusty Bittermann: 2 books
Rural Protest on Prince Edward Island
From British Colonization to the Escheat Movement
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2006
Who has the more legitimate claim to land, settlers who occupy and improve it with their labour, or landlords who claim ownership on the basis of imperial grants? This question of property rights, and their construction, was at the heart of rural protest on Prince Edward Island for a century. Tenants...
Lady Landlords of Prince Edward Island
Imperial Dreams and the Defence of Property
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2008
As absentee owners of large estates, each of the four women faced challenges from those who wanted land redistributed in freehold lots to actual settlers. Their individual management strategies were determined in part by class standing and marital status, as well as individual eccentricities and prejudices....