The Island Meets the Auto
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Description
In 1908 Prince Edward Island stood
alone in North America against 20thcentury
mechanization by banning the
automobile. Newspapers and motorists
elsewhere expressed incredulity that
such legislation should be passed. Was
this a ludicrous, incomprehensible act as
some Island historians have implied? Or
can it be understood as a natural, even
logical response to conditions prevailing
in Prince Edward Island at that time?
In collections
- Title
- The Island Meets the Auto
- Creator
- Stewart, Deborah
- Subject
- Island Magazine, Prince Edward Island Museum
- Description
- In 1908 Prince Edward Island stood alone in North America against 20thcentury mechanization by banning the automobile. Newspapers and motorists elsewhere expressed incredulity that such legislation should be passed. Was this a ludicrous, incomprehensible act as some Island historians have implied? Or can it be understood as a natural, even logical response to conditions prevailing in Prince Edward Island at that time?
- Publisher
- Prince Edward Island Museum
- Contributor
- Date
- 1978
- Type
- Document
- Format
- application/pdf
- Identifier
- vre:islemag-batch2-70
- Source
- 05
- Language
- en_US
- Relation
- Coverage
- Rights
- Please note that this material is being presented for the sole purpose of research and private study. Any other use requires the permission of the copyright holder(s), and questions regarding copyright are the responsibility of the user.