"Environmental historians, historians of Atlantic Canada and New England, and Canadian historians will find much of value in these pages. The essays are clear and engaging." Kurt Korneski, Memorial University of Newfoundland "The editors have successfully demonstrated a unity and have provided a thoughtful overview, not merely justifying, but celebrating, the deeper study of the Gulf, no matter how defined. Rather than being the last word in the environmental history of a region, these essays should stimulate research of other locations where the contact between land and sea combines natural and human history to create a unique narrative." The Northern Mariner/Le marin du nord "This book reminds us that strong currents and heavy fog force us to reorient ourselves geographically. And perhaps the stench of cod flakes, canneries, and the coal smoke from a Boston steamer encourages us to think more deeply about the ways humans have shaped the sea over the long sweep of time." American Review of Canadian Studies This book is the product of a lively community of Canadian and American historians who share an interest in the transnational construction of a regional identity, and who know how to tell a collective story about a place that encompasses diverse shores and histories. Such stories can be told, with variations, about many places. But the Gulf certainly belongs at the centre of historical inquiries into how these stories are made, and by whom. Histoire sociale/Social History The Greater Gulf is an excellent addition to the environmental history of the Atlantic region and beyond. The concept of the Greater Gulf should be influential for many years to come, and the text serves as a solid starting point for incorporating the environment into Northeast borderlands studies. Assembling a collection of essays, especially a good one, is no easy feat, so all of the editors and contributors need to be congratulated for pulling it off so well. Canadian Historical Review
