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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Merchant Princes Halifax's First Family of Finance, Ships and Steel James Lorimer and Company	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 Schools The story behind 25 years of tumultuous change Formac Publishing	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 From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools Preview Formac Publishing	-	Grant Frost	9	2020	$0.90 Add
From The Stairs Family: An Overview; Foreword by Peter G.White; Introduction: A Nova Scotia Dynasty From: Merchant Princes Preview James Lorimer and Company	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 Beginnings From: Merchant Princes Preview James Lorimer and Company	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! The Roots of Educational Reform From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools Preview Formac Publishing	-	Grant Frost	10	2020	$1.00 Add
From NEW! Inventing the Myth that Our Schools Are Failing (1980-2000) From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools Preview Formac Publishing	-	Grant Frost	17	2020	$1.70 Add
From The Patriarch From: Merchant Princes Preview James Lorimer and Company	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 Needs From: Merchant Princes Preview James Lorimer and Company	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! The Global Education Reform Movement (2000-2010) From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools Preview Formac Publishing	-	Grant Frost	13	2020	$1.30 Add
From NEW! Connecting Education & Employability (1990-2010) From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools Preview Formac Publishing	-	Grant Frost	24	2020	$2.40 Add
From Down to Business in the “New” Canada From: Merchant Princes Preview James Lorimer and Company	1867-1906. Examines how the family adapted to the new canada after confederation. The ropemaking business, the final days of wood, wind and sail, their shipping agency busines, looks at the union …	James D. Frost	36	2003	$3.60 Add
From National Policy Tory From: Merchant Princes Preview James Lorimer and Company	1848-1887 . Examines the life of John Fitzwilliam Stairs and his entry into politics as a Tory and how he was involved in the creation of national policy. Looks at sugar refining and steel making …	James D. Frost	34	2003	$3.40 Add
From NEW! The Think Tank Campaign to Privatize From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools Preview Formac Publishing	-	Grant Frost	18	2020	$1.80 Add
From NEW! How the Media Turned Nova Scotia Against Its Teachers (2010-2014) From: The Attack on Nova Scotia's Schools Preview Formac Publishing	-	Grant Frost	22	2020	$2.20 Add
From Promoter and Politician From: Merchant Princes Preview James Lorimer and Company	1887-1897 . John F Stairs story continues into his his work as a promoter of the company, his foray back to politics, and some financial innovation	James D. Frost	41	2003	$4.10 Add

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