Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  Bell and BaldwinFrom: Fastest in the World |
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 | 9 | 2004 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Coming to Nova Scotia |
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 |
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From  Journalists and Record Keepers Who Experienced the Explosion FirsthandFrom: Bearing Witness |
- | Michael Dupuis | 54 | 2017 | $7.56 Add |
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From  The First Year(1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 2 discusses the actions of the Halifax Relief Commission in the first year after the explosion. | Barry Cahill | 28 | 2020 | $2.80 Add |
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From  The PatriarchFrom: Merchant Princes |
1797-1865. Focuses on the life of William Stairs known as the patriarch of the Stairs family. The chapter looks at the fortune to be made in shipping, the struggles the family had, … | James D. Frost | 33 | 2003 | $3.30 Add |
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From "A Boat Which is Not a Boat"From: Fastest in the World |
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 |
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From A Merchant’s NeedsFrom: Merchant Princes |
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 |
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From Settling Africville |
This chapter recounts the founding of Africville and the experience of the early settlers as well as the impact of the Halifax Explosion on the community. It illustrates this with drawings, … | Gloria Ann Wesley | 14 | 2019 | $1.40 Add |
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From Thomas Adams and Town Planning for the Devastated Area(1918) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 3 discusses the plans for the rebuilding of the devastated North End of Halifax into what would eventually become the Hydrostone neighbourhood. | Barry Cahill | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From Visiting Canadian Journalists and the AftermathFrom: Bearing Witness |
- | Michael Dupuis | 67 | 2017 | $9.38 Add |
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From Benevolent Oligarchy or “Political Octopus”?(1919-1921) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
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 |
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From  City in MourningFrom: Titanic Remembered |
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 |
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From Down to Business in the “New” CanadaFrom: Merchant Princes |
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 |
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From End of an EraFrom: Fastest in the World |
1918-1948. The quest for a naval contract, the establishment of Bell-Baldwin Hydrodomes Ltd., other self-propelled hydrofoils are made. Thee legacy of the two men is briefly explored. | John Boileau | 10 | 2004 | $1.00 Add |
Life in Africville |
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 |
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From Life in Africville |
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 |
