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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Black Geographiesand the Politics of Place |
Black Geographies and the Politics of Place is an interdisciplinary collection of essays in black geographic theory. Fourteen authors address specific geographic sites and develop their … | Katherine McKittrick | 272 | 2007 | View |
 Burnley “Rocky” Jones (Autobiography)Revolutionary |
Born and raised in Truro, Nova Scotia, Burnley “Rocky” Jones is one of Canada’s most important figures of social justice. Often referred to as Canada’s Stokely Carmichael, Jones was tirelessly … | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 280 | 2016 | View |
 Fastest in the WorldThe 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 … | John Boileau | 98 | 2004 | View |
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From “No One Knows the Mysteries at the Bottom of the Ocean”From: Black Geographies |
Introduction to the themes of the book. Found in black geographies are a history of brutal segregation and erasure, but also processes that inform a different or new approach to the production of … | Clyde Woods; Katherine McKittrick | 13 | 2007 | $1.30 Add |
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From About This Book |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 6 | 2016 | $0.60 Add |
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From AcknowledgementsFrom: Fastest in the World |
Acknowledgements | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From IntroductionAir Water, and Nova Scotia From: Fastest in the World |
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 | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
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From On the Marsh |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 24 | 2016 | $2.40 Add |
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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  NEW! Chapter 2Mining from Colony to Nation From: Mining Country |
This chapter discusses mining in Canada throughout the 19th century. Topics discussed include coal mining in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and the Yukon gold rush. The authors discuss the political, … | Arn Keeling; John Sandlos | 42 | 2021 | $4.20 Add |
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From On the Road and in the Streets |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 23 | 2016 | $2.30 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 Memories of AfricvilleUrban Renewal, Reparations, and the Africadian Diaspora From: Black Geographies |
The field of historic preservation and conservation in the Americas is ill equipped to deal with the complex history of forced removal. Community-based demands placed on restorative justice … | Angel David Nieves | 15 | 2007 | $1.50 Add |
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From Transition |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 17 | 2016 | $1.70 Add |
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From Coming Home |
- | Burnely “Rocky” Jones; James W.St.G. Walker | 21 | 2016 | $2.10 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 |
