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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
South End Boy Growing 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 …		143		View
From Stores From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Stores in the city	Jim Bennet	8	2015	$0.80 Add
From End of an Era From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	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
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 Remembering Bell and Baldwin From: Fastest in the World View Formac Publishing	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
From The Northwest Arm From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. The northwest arm	Jim Bennet	7	2015	$0.70 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 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
From Tracks From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Railway	Jim Bennet	8	2015	$0.80 Add
From Tramcars From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Public transit	Jim Bennet	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From Wheels From: South End Boy View Formac Publishing	1930s and 1940s Halifax. Cars	Jim Bennet	7	2015	$0.70 Add
From NEW! Wild Kin Part Three From: Earthkeeping View Goose Lane Editions	Part Three contains the sections: The Lovely Duckling, Turtle Tale, So Excellent a Fish: Capelin, Gift from the Sky, God’s Dead Dog & Other Roadkills, Caribou Caper, COVID-19 Moment, and …	Gary Saunders	43	2022	$4.30 Add
From NEW! Work & Play & Food Part Five From: Earthkeeping View Goose Lane Editions	Part Five contains the sections: Down to Earth, A Salmon for Supper, Of Seals and Cod and Us, Oatmeal Shenanigans, Part Surgeon, Part Seamstress: A Fly-Tying Memoir, Dike-Land Rambles, Chaga …	Gary Saunders	51	2022	$5.10 Add