 | Nineteenth-Century Cape Breton: A Historical Geography Subjects: Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- History -- 19th century; Cape Breton Island (N.S.) -- Economic conditions -- 19th century; Scotland -- Emigration and immigration -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island; Fisheries -- Nova Scotia -- Cape Breton Island -- History; Stephen Hornsby's historical geography of Cape Breton Island is a detailed examination of the patterns of economy, settlement, and society that emerged on the island during the nineteenth century. These patterns, Hornsby argues, were strikingly similar to those created elsewhere in Canada. Hornsby Stephen J. : Stephen J. Hornsby is director of the Canadian-American Center and professor of geography and Canadian Studies at the University of Maine. |
