Nova Scotia
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() Canada’s Bastions of EmpireHalifax, Victoria and the Royal Navy 1749-1918 |
This book offers a fresh perspective on North American history, and the key role played by Halifax and Victoria in ensuring that Canada emerged as an independent country in the 20th century. … | Bryan Elson | 280 | 2014 | View |
![]() NEW! Earthkeepinglove notes to tough times |
The author of Alder Music, Gary Saunders returns with an evocative, lyrical, and immersive collection of personal essays on our relationship with nature and with each other. In nine sections, … | Gary Saunders | 316 | 2022 | 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 |
![]() South End BoyGrowing up in Halifax in the tumultuous '30s and '40s |
In this memoir Jim Bennet introduces us to Halifax of the 1930s and ’40s: one full of coal smoke and rival gangs, chuffing freight trains and pine tar soap. He takes the reader along with … | Jim Bennet | 143 | 2015 | View |
From ![]() AcknowledgementsFrom: Fastest in the World |
Acknowledgements | John Boileau | 1 | 2004 | $0.10 Add |
From ![]() NEW! ForewordFrom: Earthkeeping |
Forward from Tom Dawe, St. John’s Poet Laureate from 2010-13. | Tom Dawe | 1 | 2022 | $0.10 Add |
From ![]() Introduction |
explains how the information of Canada’s defenses on the homefront are missing from the historical account of the Great War, outlines some geo-political information of importance to the … | Bryan Elson | 9 | 2014 | $0.90 Add |
From ![]() PrefaceFrom: South End Boy |
1930s and 1940s Halifax | Jim Bennet | 3 | 2015 | $0.30 Add |
From ![]() HomeFrom: South End Boy |
1930s and 1940s Halifax. Talks about the house he grew up in | Jim Bennet | 7 | 2015 | $0.70 Add |
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 | 4 | 2004 | $0.40 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Introduction: Nature under Glass?From: Earthkeeping |
The Introduction reflects on nature from a child’s perspective and the lessons to be learned. | Gary Saunders | 3 | 2022 | $0.30 Add |
From ![]() The Watch Is Set, 1749–1858 |
examines how Britain had made Canada part of its strategic thinking for more than 150 years before war broke out in 1914, with focus on the naval basis in Halifax and Victoria | Bryan Elson | 24 | 2014 | $2.40 Add |
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 | 10 | 2004 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() SoundsFrom: South End Boy |
1930s and 1940s Halifax. Sounds of the city/time | Jim Bennet | 5 | 2015 | $0.50 Add |
From ![]() NEW! The Life RuralPart One From: Earthkeeping |
Part One contains the sections: A Place in Time, Meditating in the Country, Robinsong, and I Miss My Barbers. Topics discussed include the Acadian culture and farming, the Acadian Expulsion, the … | Gary Saunders | 19 | 2022 | $1.90 Add |
From ![]() Threat and Response, 1858–1905 |
Mostly dealing with relations with America during this time it analyzes Canadian responses to threats during this period, including the Alaska boundary | Bryan Elson | 50 | 2014 | $5.00 Add |