Nova Scotia
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() NEW! Mass Murder, Police MayhemThe Mass Casualty Commission: The Facts, The Findings, and What Must Be Done |
In this book Dean Beeby distills the extensive research of the Mass Casualty Commission into a readable account of exactly what happened during 13 chaotic hours when 22 Nova Scotians were … | Dean Beeby | 208 | 2023 | View |
![]() Merchant PrincesHalifax's First Family of Finance, Ships and Steel |
This book tells the story of an extraordinary family of merchants and entrepreneurs. It begins in 1810, when William Stairs opened a small general store on the Halifax waterfront. Over the next … | James D. Frost | 376 | 2003 | View |
![]() NEW! The Attack on Nova Scotia’s SchoolsThe story behind 25 years of tumultuous change |
Nova Scotia’s public schools and their students have faced dramatic conflict and drastic change over the past 25 years. While critics charge that schools are failing kids, teachers have … | Grant Frost | 180 | 2020 | View |
From ![]() NEW! Foreword |
Grant Frost | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add | |
From ![]() NEW! Introduction |
In the introduction to this book, Beeby outlines why the Mass Casualty Commission’s report was requested, and why he created this simplified and straight-forward summary of their report. | Dean Beeby | 7 | 2023 | $0.70 Add |
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 |
From ![]() BeginningsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1730-1797. Looks at the marriage between Hannah Roe and John Steers (not Denis Stairs as was previously thought) their time in Grenada, examines Hannah’s two other marriages after … | James D. Frost | 24 | 2003 | $2.40 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 1: Neighbourhood Murders |
In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the murders in Portapique the night of April 18th, 2020, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. He provides background on the … | Dean Beeby | 19 | 2023 | $1.90 Add |
From ![]() NEW! The Roots of Educational Reform |
Grant Frost | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 Add | |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 2: RCMP Response |
In this chapter, Beeby summarizes the initial police response to the murders in Portapique on the night of April 18th, 2020, as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. His … | Dean Beeby | 23 | 2023 | $2.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Inventing the Myth that Our Schools Are Failing (1980-2000) |
Grant Frost | 17 | 2020 | $1.70 Add | |
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 |
From ![]() A Merchant’s NeedsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1819-1867.Traces the impact of William James (WJ) Stairs and examines his interest in politics, the expansion of the family firm, his dealings with the Confederacy during the US Civil War, … | James D. Frost | 35 | 2003 | $3.50 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 3: Quiet |
In this chapter, Beeby summarizes what occurred overnight in Portapique between April 18th and 19th 2020 as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. These hours marked the … | Dean Beeby | 10 | 2023 | $1.00 Add |
From ![]() NEW! The Global Education Reform Movement (2000-2010) |
Grant Frost | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add | |
From ![]() NEW! Chapter 4: Awakening |
In this chapter, Beeby describes the events of the early morning of April 19th, 2020 as described by the Mass Casualty Commission in its final report. There was a second round of murders at a … | Dean Beeby | 21 | 2023 | $2.10 Add |