Nova Scotia

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Canada’s Bastions of Empire Halifax, Victoria and the Royal Navy 1749-1918 Formac Publishing	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! Earthkeeping love notes to tough times Goose Lane Editions	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 World The Saga of Canada's Revolutionary Hydrofoils Formac Publishing	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 Boy Growing up in Halifax in the tumultuous '30s and '40s Formac Publishing	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 Acknowledgements From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	Acknowledgements	John Boileau	1	2004	$0.10 Add
From NEW! Foreword From: Earthkeeping View Goose Lane Editions	Forward from Tom Dawe, St. John’s Poet Laureate from 2010-13.	Tom Dawe	1	2022	$0.10 Add
From Introduction From: Canada's Bastions of Empire View Formac Publishing	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 Preface From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax	Jim Bennet	3	2015	$0.30 Add
From Home From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Talks about the house he grew up in	Jim Bennet	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From Introduction Air Water, and Nova Scotia From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	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 View Goose Lane Editions	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 From: Canada's Bastions of Empire View Formac Publishing	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 Baldwin From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	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 Sounds From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Sounds of the city/time	Jim Bennet	5	2015	$0.50 Add
From NEW! The Life Rural Part One From: Earthkeeping View Goose Lane Editions	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 From: Canada's Bastions of Empire View Formac Publishing	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