Browsing by Subject "Atlantic World"
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The Alcohol Paradox: Consumption, Regulation, and Public Houses in Three Maritime Colonies of Northeastern British America, 1749-1830
(2015)Despite the prominent role of alcohol in the culture of Atlantic Canada, we know remarkably little about the rise of rum and other alcoholic beverages prior to the rise of the temperance movement in the nineteenth century. ... -
Atlantic Culture In The Pacific World: Maritime Whaling Voyages, 1827-1848
(2016-08-08)Between 1827 and 1850, whale ships from Halifax (Nova Scotia) and Saint John (New Brunswick) joined the hunt for whales in the Pacific Ocean. Using the extant records from these ships, this thesis explores the boundaries ... -
Labour, Enslavement, and Indigenous Space: Liverpool, Nova Scotia in the Atlantic World, 1759-1812
(2022-08-30)This thesis reconceptualizes the Planter and Loyalist periods around Liverpool, Nova Scotia, from 1759 to 1812. Rather than privileging the American Revolutionary War, it emphasises Indigenous space and Black people to ... -
A Protestant Seafarer's Testament to the Atlantic World, 1778-1795: The Memoir of Samuel Kelly
(2022-04-19)This thesis analyzes the seafaring career of Samuel Kelly, a late-eighteenth century merchant mariner from Cornwall, using his published autobiography. It chronicles the development of Kelly’s career and how his experiences ... -
"Quamina, do you hear this?" Revisiting the Demerara Slave Rebellion, 1823
(2018-12-14)In this thesis I re-examine primary documentation relating to the Demerara Rebellion of 1823. I engage in this exploration to ascertain whether previous narratives of the rebellion were correct in that all of the slaves ... -
Relations and Rivals: The Social Worlds of Benjamin Lester, 1760-1775
(2021-04-01)For eighteenth-century merchants active in Newfoundland trade, competition was fierce. This raises the question of why some merchants succeeded when many failed. To answer this question, this thesis analyzes the diary of ...