Byron Lew Trent University   1600 West Bank Drive Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8 Canada   blew@trentu.ca   http://people.trentu.ca/~blew/           JEL Areas: N7 : Economic History: Transport, International and Domestic Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services: General, International, or Comparative N3 : Economic History: Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Income and Wealth: General, International, or Comparative