The 250th anniversary of the American Revolution is being celebrated by the federal government in 2026. This anniversary has generated the publication of a number of related monographs. The books reviewed here complicate the mainstream Patriot-centred narrative of the revolution by focusing on the Loyalists and loyalism, as well as the impact of the northern colonies (in what would become Canada) and Indigenous homelands on the formation of the United States. Jones, Lennox, Grant and Minty encourage us to complicate the histories of the revolution by considering such units of analysis as comparative communities; individual actors ensconced in various contexts of the revolution; and broader frameworks such as the British Atlantic World, the Loyal Atlantic, and the Enlightenment Atlantic
The environmental history of pre-Conquest Acadia is typified by relational phases with the tidelands. The first, requiring little time, community ties, or technology was typified by extensive marsh exploitation for pasturage and hay. Marsh reclamation followed, relying on community cohesion and technological innovation. These phases have been interpreted as a linear progression, reclamation symbolizing environmental mastery of the tidelands. A reappraisal demonstrates the possibility of non-linear evolution, extensive exploitation persisting as a dominant form according to time and place. This insight clarifies marsh relations on Île Saint-Jean, illustrating how late settlement and insufficient community development resulted in the dominance of extensive marsh practices.
Le 11 juillet 1910, la ville de Campbellton fut détruite par un incendie. Seuls quelques bâtiments furent épargnés. Le gouvernement du Canada y menait alors quelques activités, surtout au niveau des ports et de la navigation, le service postal et des douanes puis du chemin de fer Intercolonial. Cet article étudie et cherche a évaluer les pertes subies par le gouvernement du Canada lors de cette conflagration. Il est estimé qu'environ 7,75 pour cent des pertes totales sont attribuables aux actifs du gouvernement du Canada.
