History of New Brunswick


Read by Roger Melin

(3.7 stars; 3 reviews)

Originally published in 1825 under the title: Sketches of New Brunswick : containing an account of the first settlement of the province, with a brief description of the country, climate, productions, inhabitants, government, rivers, towns, settlements, public institutions, trade, revenue, population, &c.;, by an inhabitant of the province. The value of this history is in the fact that it was written when the Province was still in its infancy. Although there had been a few small settlements established in New Brunswick prior to 1783, the main influx of settlers were Loyalists who chose to remove to the area from the United States following the American Revolution. (Summary from text with additions by Roger Melin) (7 hr 25 min)

Chapters

01 - Publisher and Author Notes 6:16 Read by Roger Melin
02 - Introductory Notes 16:00 Read by Roger Melin
03 - General Description 30:54 Read by Roger Melin
04 - Climate and Produce 20:42 Read by Roger Melin
05 - Principal Rivers and Towns - part 1 38:30 Read by Roger Melin
06 - Principal Rivers and Towns - part 2 17:00 Read by Roger Melin
07 - County Descriptions - part 1 22:22 Read by Roger Melin
08 - County Descriptions - part 2 22:28 Read by Roger Melin
09 - County Descriptions - part 3 22:14 Read by Roger Melin
10 - Education, Trade, Revenue, Population, Militia - part 1 25:36 Read by Roger Melin
11 - Education, Trade, Revenue, Population, Militia - part 2 18:58 Read by Roger Melin
12 - Education, Trade, Revenue, Population, Militia - part 3 13:38 Read by Roger Melin
13 - Population Census by County and Parish in 1824 48:08 Read by Roger Melin
14 - Militia, Indian Miscellany 27:17 Read by Roger Melin
15 - Advertisement 2:07 Read by Roger Melin
16 - Appendix 1 39:42 Read by Roger Melin
17 - Appendix 2 14:24 Read by Roger Melin
18 - A Narrative 14:25 Read by Roger Melin
19 - Remarks 8:28 Read by Roger Melin
20 - Some Notes Regarding Peter Fisher 36:00 Read by Roger Melin

Reviews


(1 stars)

One sided view of the history of New Brunswick totally disregarding the first nations and French. Typical English condescending colonial view of the world. The First Nations and Acadians lived in harmony for over 100 years in the land he claims as inhabitable. He doesn't mention the genocide of the Acadian and and First Nations at the hands of the farm stealing colonists.


(5 stars)

It was pretty good I ain't gonna lie