About James Murton James Murton is chair and associate professor of history at Nipissing University. Books by James Murton Canadians and Their Natural Environment A History by (author) James Murton Subsistence under Capitalism Historical and Contemporary Perspectives edited by James Murton, Dean Bavington & Carly Dokis Creating a Modern Countryside Liberalism and Land Resettlement in British Columbia by (author) James Murton Creating a Modern Countryside Liberalism and Land Resettlement in British Columbia by (author) James Murton