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New London : The lost dream: the Quaker settlement on P. E. I.'s north shore, 1773-1795 / John Cousins. by Cousins, John University of Prince Edward Island, Institute of Island Studies c2016. Call #: 971.74 C867n Subjects Quakers -- Prince Edward Island -- New London -- History -- 18th century   Pioneers -- Prince Edward Island -- New London -- History -- 18th century   Frontier and pioneer life -- Prince Edward Island -- New London   New London (P.E.I.) -- History -- 18th century ISBN:  9780919013919 (library binding) Description:  250 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "In 1773 a wealthy Quaker merchant from London, England named Robert Clark launched an ambitious, idealistic settlement at the entrance to New London Bay on Prince Edward Island's north shore, at what is today the end of the Cape Road in French River. He brought skilled Quaker tradespeople and their families to the wilderness of the 1770s with the dream of building a bustling commercial outpost on the door of the new world. Clark named this settlement "New" London, after the city he had left. For almost twenty years New London survived and occasionally thrived, despite the harsh weather and living conditions of PEI's north shore in winter, before colliding headlong with the realities of political and economic life in an infant colony during a time of war. Drawing upon fresh resources and squeezing insight from existing accounts, author John Cousins delivers this remarkable piece of Island history, little known until now. He recreates the life--and death--of New London and its Quaker settlers, complete with heroes and villains, hope and disenchantment, miscalculation and ill fortune, and provides a fascinating portrait of early British settlement on Prince Edward Island."--Back cover Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Sackville Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.74 C867n Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library Adult Nonfiction 971.74 C867n Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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