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Book SynopsisTourism has been a central part of Prince Edward Island’s identity for over a century. Lavishly illustrated with postcards, tourist guides, licence plates, and other memorabilia, The Summer Trade presents a sweeping history of Island tourism against the larger backdrop of cultural, economic, political, and environmental developments.
Trade Review“Alan MacEachern and Edward MacDonald are two of the most accomplished scholars of Prince Edward Island tourism history, and they offer a sophisticated account of the theory and practice of tourism with The Summer Trade. This is a timely book, coming as it does at a turning point in the world’s tourism trade, which has been challenged by the collapse of global travel and convivial human interaction.” Margaret Conrad, University of New Brunswick and author of A Concise History of Canada
“The Summer Trade is an engaging narrative that provides an authoritative assessment of tourism’s impact on PEI. It speaks both to the particularities of place and to ideals and concerns expressed in tourism destinations elsewhere in Canada and around the globe.” Michael Dawson, St Thomas University and co-editor of Symbols of Canada
