Halifax, Nova Scotia

Showing 1–16 of 59 results

Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Bell and Baldwin From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1870-1909. Examines the partnership of Alexander Graham Bell and Casey Baldwin and what led to the creadtion of the HD-4, a record-breaking hydrofoil.	John Boileau	10	2004	$1.00 Add
From A Merchant’s Needs From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1819-1867.Traces the impact of William James (WJ) Stairs and examines his interest in politics, the expansion of the family firm, his dealings with the Confederacy during the US Civil War, …	James D. Frost	35	2003	$3.50 Add
From Abbreviations and Glossary From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Abbreviations and Glossary	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Acknowledging the Past From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter describes the efforts that have been made to acknowledge and take account for the treatment of the Residents of Africville. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents …	Gloria Ann Wesley	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From After Africville From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter describes the aftermath of the demolition of Africville, and efforts made by residents to preserve its sense of community. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents …	Gloria Ann Wesley	10	2019	$1.00 Add
From Appendix The Halifax Relief Commission First Annual Report (31 December 1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax View Formac Publishing	The Halifax Relief Commission First Annual Report (31 December 1918)	Barry Cahill	19	2020	$1.90 Add
Bearing Witness Journalists, Record Keepers and the 1917 Halifax Explosion Fernwood Publishing	Bearing Witness tells the story of the Explosion, and the catastrophic damage it caused, through the eyes and words of more than two dozen journalists and record keepers who experienced it first …	Michael Dupuis	221	2017	View
From Beginnings From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1730-1797. Looks at the marriage between Hannah Roe and John Steers (not Denis Stairs as was previously thought) their time in Grenada, examines Hannah’s two other marriages after …	James D. Frost	24	2003	$2.40 Add
From Introduction Air Water, and Nova Scotia From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	A brief overview of the evolution of high speed transportation throughout the 20th century and an introduction to Nova Scotia’s role in the development of two record breaking watercraft: …	John Boileau	4	2004	$0.40 Add
From Benevolent Oligarchy or “Political Octopus”? (1919-1921) From: Rebuilding Halifax View Formac Publishing	Chapter 4 discusses the political and financial controversies that the Halifax relief commission became embroiled in after the end of the First World War, as reconstruction of the destroyed areas …	Barry Cahill	16	2020	$1.60 Add
From The New Bras d’Or From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1966-1968. Outlines the challenges that were faced during the construction of the new Bras d’Or (Also known as FHE-400).	John Boileau	12	2004	$1.20 Add
From Chronology of Hydrofoil Development From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	A timeline of innovations and events related to hydrofoil development.	John Boileau	2	2004	$0.20 Add
From City in Mourning From: Titanic Remembered View Formac Publishing	Looks at the Halifax response to the tragedy and how the city handled their responsibility as the closest port to the sunken ship. Memorial Services, Bringing in the bodies, Burials, and the …	Alan Ruffman	12	2013	$1.20 Add
From Coming to Nova Scotia From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter discusses how Black settlers arrived in Nova Scotia and what Nova Scotia was like when they arrived. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts.	Gloria Ann Wesley	6	2019	$0.60 Add
From Demolition From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter describes the decision that led up to the demolition of Africville, the efforts made to preserve it and the impact it had on redidents. It illustrates this with drawings, …	Gloria Ann Wesley	16	2019	$1.60 Add
From Denouement (1972-1976) From: Rebuilding Halifax View Formac Publishing	Chapter 7 discusses how the Halifax Relief Commission finally and formally came to an end nearly 6 decades after the Halifax Explosion.	Barry Cahill	13	2020	$1.30 Add