John Reid is a member of the Department of History at Saint Mary’s University, and Senior Research Fellow of the Gorsebrook Research Institute. He holds degrees from Oxford University, Memorial University, and the University of New Brunswick. His research focuses primarily on early modern northeastern North America and on the history of Atlantic Canada, and he has published books and articles in these areas. He recently completed a six-year term as co-editor of Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region.