ii Success on the Edge

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Cover concept: Elizabeth Cran, Francis Mitchell, Gizelle Erdei Cover photos (colour): Lianne Ryan

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Cran, Emily Elizabeth, 1930 -

Success on the Edge: portrait of a small town Includes bibliographical references and page notes.

ISBN 1-895814 -1 1-1

1. Cooperative societies —- Prince Edward Island -- Tignish --History. 2. Tignish (P.E.l.) --— History. I. Erdei, Gizelle, 1962 — ll. Title

FC2649 . T53C72 2000 971 . 7’] COO-9501460 F1049 . 5 . T53C72 2000

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