Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
From Dénouement From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	Traces the last years of the family companies to the eventual sale in 1973 after Arthur Stair’s death with no one ready to take over the family businesses	James D. Frost	24	2003	$2.40 Add
From Down to Business in the “New” Canada From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	1867-1906. Examines how the family adapted to the new canada after confederation. The ropemaking business, the final days of wood, wind and sail, their shipping agency busines, looks at the union …	James D. Frost	36	2003	$3.60 Add
From “A Boat Which Is Not a Boat” From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	1908-1918. Outlines the development of Baldwin and Bell’s HD series from 1 to 4 and their quest for hydrofoil self-propulsion.	John Boileau	12	2004	$1.20 Add
From Epilogue Halifax Disaster Commemoration From: Rebuilding Halifax View Formac Publishing	The epilogue assess the legacy of the Halifax Relief Commission and the role it played in shaping the city throughout the 20th century.	Barry Cahill	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From Epilogue From: Merchant Princes View James Lorimer and Company	Gives a brief look at what happened to the family firms after the sale	James D. Frost	8	2003	$0.80 Add
Fastest in the World The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils	Like the builders of the Avro Arrow, the pioneers of hydrofoils are celebrated in this book for their world-class accomplishments. When Alexander Graham Bell was experimenting with flying …		98		View
From Halifax Relief From Citizen’s Committee to Government Commission (1917-1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax View Formac Publishing	Chapter 1 Discusses the immediate aftermath of the explosion of the Mont Blanc in Halifax harbour. The chapter describes how, within hours of the catastrophe, local government and business …	Barry Cahill	29	2020	$2.90 Add
From Index From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Index	John Boileau	2	2004	$0.20 Add
From Acknowledgements From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Acknowledgements	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From Introduction From: Bearing Witness View Fernwood Publishing		Michael Dupuis	14	2017	$1.96 Add
From Introduction From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville View James Lorimer and Company	The introduction provides a brief summary of the history of Africville, introduces some of the individuals whose stories are told in the book and outlines the goals of the book.	Gloria Ann Wesley	4	2019	$0.40 Add
From Introduction From: Rebuilding Halifax View Formac Publishing	The introduction provides a brief overview of the history of the Halifax Relief Commission and it’s activities over the course of its six-decade existence.	Barry Cahill	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From Journalists and Record Keepers Who Experienced the Explosion Firsthand From: Bearing Witness View Fernwood Publishing		Michael Dupuis	54	2017	$7.56 Add
From Life in Africville From: Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Africville View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter describes the experience of the residents of Africville. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts.	Gloria Ann Wesley	12	2019	$1.20 Add
Life in Africville View James Lorimer and Company	This chapter describes the experience of the residents of Africville. It illustrates this with drawings, photographs, documents and firsthand accounts.	Gloria Ann Wesley	12	2019	$1.20 Add
Merchant Princes Halifax's First Family of Finance, Ships and Steel	This book tells the story of an extraordinary family of merchants and entrepreneurs. It begins in 1810, when William Stairs opened a small general store on the Halifax waterfront. Over the next …		376		View