Halifax, Nova Scotia
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From  The Long Anticlimax(1922-1945) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 5 discusses the work of the Halifax Relief Commission in the decades after reconstruction of the city was concluded, as its role became managing the pension funds for explosion victims … | Barry Cahill | 16 | 2020 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Remembering Bell and BaldwinFrom: Fastest in the World |
1957. Looks at the construction and launch of the Bras d’Or (Also known as R-103 and renamed Baddeck in 1962), an experimental prototype. | John Boileau | 10 | 2004 | $1.00 Add |
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From  NEW! The New England PropositionFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the events of Day Five of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” focusing on higher education. Discussions centred on the potential for … | Robert Ashe | 8 | 2025 | $0.80 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  The Role of Canada’s Chief Press CensorFrom: Bearing Witness |
Michael Dupuis | 7 | 2017 | $0.98 Add | |
 NEW! The Spirit of AfricvilleThird Edition |
This classic, which tells the story of Africville and the community’s resilience in the face of government neglect and racism, has been in print since 1992. This third edition brings the story to … | The Africville Genealogy Society | 138 | 2026 | View |
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From The Stairs Family: An Overview; Foreword by Peter G.White; Introduction: A Nova Scotia DynastyFrom: Merchant Princes |
Provides an overview of the Stairs family and its history, the preface notes an oddity and missing information from their research which has revealed a mysterious aspect to the Stairs family, the … | James D. Frost | 18 | 2003 | $1.80 Add |
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From NEW! The Whiteness of EverythingFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes the televised session of Day Three of Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment,” where citizens spoke out about systemic racism, inequality … | Robert Ashe | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From The YoungbloodsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1910-1950. Examines the younger generations of the Stairs family and traces the family firm which was now an enterprise from prosperity to a selling off period | James D. Frost | 42 | 2003 | $4.20 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  Timeline |
Gloria Ann Wesley | 2 | 2019 | $0.20 Add | |
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From  Triumph of TechnologyFrom: Titanic Remembered |
Explains the triumph that was the Titanic and the reasons for them calling it the unsinkable ship, and the luxury involved in the travel, the onboarding of the passengers in European ports, Looks … | Alan Ruffman | 3 | 2013 | $0.30 Add |
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From NEW! Twenty-First-Century CityFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe describes how the “Encounter on Urban Environment” event was organized in Halifax in 1970, and how the event gave citizens the opportunity to hold their … | Robert Ashe | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From Twilight of the Gods(1945-1972) From: Rebuilding Halifax |
Chapter 6 discusses the gradual winding down of the Relief Commissions work after the Second World war as disputes over its roles and responsibilities with the municipal, provincial, and federal … | Barry Cahill | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From Visiting American Journalists and the AftermathFrom: Bearing Witness |
Michael Dupuis | 34 | 2017 | $4.76 Add | |
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From Visiting Canadian Journalists and the AftermathFrom: Bearing Witness |
Michael Dupuis | 67 | 2017 | $9.38 Add |
