Nova Scotia
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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![]() 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 ![]() 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! The Roots of Educational Reform |
- | Grant Frost | 10 | 2020 | $1.00 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! The Global Education Reform Movement (2000-2010) |
- | Grant Frost | 13 | 2020 | $1.30 Add |
From ![]() NEW! Connecting Education & Employability (1990-2010) |
- | Grant Frost | 24 | 2020 | $2.40 Add |
From ![]() Down to Business in the “New” CanadaFrom: Merchant Princes |
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 ToryFrom: Merchant Princes |
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 |
- | Grant Frost | 18 | 2020 | $1.80 Add |
From ![]() NEW! How the Media Turned Nova Scotia Against Its Teachers (2010-2014) |
- | Grant Frost | 22 | 2020 | $2.20 Add |
From ![]() Promoter and PoliticianFrom: Merchant Princes |
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 |