Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From ![]() IndexFrom: Fastest in the World |
Index | John Boileau | 2 | 2004 | $0.20 Add |
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From ![]() AcknowledgementsFrom: Fastest in the World |
Acknowledgements | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Bearing Witness |
Michael Dupuis | 14 | 2017 | $1.96 Add | |
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From ![]() Introduction |
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 |
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From ![]() IntroductionFrom: Rebuilding Halifax |
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 |
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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 ![]() 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 |
![]() 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 |
![]() Merchant PrincesHalifax'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 | ||
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From ![]() NEW! Moving People: Relocation and Urban RenewalFrom: The Spirit of Africville |
In this chapter, Donald Clairmont describes how the City of Halifax forcibly displaced the residents of Africville in the name of urban renewal. Clairmont explains how the city used bureaucratic … | The Africville Genealogy Society | 22 | 2026 | $2.20 Add |
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From ![]() National Policy ToryFrom: Merchant Princes |
1848-1887 . Examines the life of John Fitzwilliam Stairs and his entry into politics as a Tory and how he was involved in the creation of national policy. Looks at sugar refining and steel making … | James D. Frost | 34 | 2003 | $3.40 Add |
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From ![]() Bras d’Or Flies…and FallsFrom: Fastest in the World |
1971. Outlines multiple voyages of the Bras d’Or, during which it bacame the fastest warship in the world. | John Boileau | 10 | 2004 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Not Made in CanadaFrom: Fastest in the World |
Examines the use of Hydrofoils after the laying up of the Bras d’Or in 1971 and what it has meant for the Canadian Navy | John Boileau | 10 | 2004 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! On FumesFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes events of Day Six of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on public transit. The debate centred around affordability, … | Robert Ashe | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() Photo CreditsFrom: Fastest in the World |
Photo Credits | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Polished ApplesFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Five of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” on sessions schools. He examines how Halifax school administrators … | Robert Ashe | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |










