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Produced in joint with the Dapartmant of lands and Forests. The history of Nova Scotia.
Author : Derek S. Davis
Publisher : [Halifax, N.S.] : Nova Scotia Museum
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 16,27 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Nature
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Produced in joint with the Dapartmant of lands and Forests. The history of Nova Scotia.
Author : Nelson Horatio Darton
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Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 15,69 MB
Release : 1896
Category : Geology
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Page : pages
File Size : 21,61 MB
Release : 2017
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The history of Nova Scotia is an amazing story of a land and people shaped by the waves, the tides, the wind and the wonder of the North Atlantic. Lesley Choyce weaves the legacy of this unique coastal province, piecing together the stories written in the rocks, the wrecks and the record books of human glory and error. In this true-life adventure, he provides a down-to-earth journey through the natural and man-made history that is both refreshing and revealing. The story begins after the retreat of the glaciers when the first people arrived, and over thousands of years evolved the highly civilized Mi’kmaq culture. The arrival of the Europeans disrupted their life, unleashing tumultuous conflicts that would last centuries. Then came the power struggle between France and England, which was fought at sea as well as on land. As England emerged the victor, the Acadians were driven from the land they loved. Once the wars subsided, the pirates and privateers still plundered the seas, but the honest sailors and shipbuilders of Nova Scotia led the province into a flourishing world trade. During the First World War, Nova Scotia was again thrust into military action, resulting in one of the most devastating explosions ever to rip through a city. Decades later, Halifax was torn apart again, this time by military riots. Here in the new century, it is clear that the way of life along this coast is changing. But while the wealth of the sea has been plundered by human greed, the dreams of life in harmony with the fierce yet beautiful North Atlantic live on, even as the coastline continues to be carved away by the restless surge of the waves.
Author : Sally Ross
Publisher : Nimbus Publishing (CN)
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 31,86 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 9781551090122
The first work devoted exclusively to Acadians in Nova Scotia, this book presents a thorough study of Acadian history from the earliest days of French settlement to present-day Acadian communities. Authors Sally Ross and Alphonse Deveau draw on original seventeenth-century texts, as well as up-to-date sources. They examine the history of the Expulsion--the Grand Dérangement--that began in 1755, and trace the return of the Acadians and their resettlement in seven areas of the province. The authors highlight the distinct features that have developed within these different regions of Nova Scotia and discuss the choices and challenges faced by Acadians today: the linguistic assimilation and preservation of a distinct culture against pressures from the mainstream culture. Acadians of Nova Scotia won the 1993 Dartmouth Book Award for non-fiction and the 1993 Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary Prize for non-fiction.
Author : Geoffrey J. Matthews
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 33,90 MB
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802034470
Uses maps to illustrate the development of Canada from the last ice sheet to the end of the eighteenth century
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Page : 1072 pages
File Size : 33,91 MB
Release : 1896
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Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 31,20 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Canada
ISBN : 0806313439
Col. and Mrs. Smith labored over a decade, to construct this vast index of heretofore widely scattered Nova Scotia immigrants from numerous archives in North America and abroad(Part 1); and from 450 articles in Nova Scotia periodicals (Part 2). Easily the most comprehensive sourcebook on Nova Scotia immigrants ever published, and a great tool for New England ancestral research, whether the ancestor's origins are Scottish, Irish, English, German, or Loyalist.
Author : Gregory P. Marchildon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 31,64 MB
Release : 2013-12-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1317727614
Seven studies explore the modest but significant role of Canadian multinational enterprises in world finance, trade, and direct investment. Presents a historical overview, analyses of individual companies, and considerations of whole industries.
Author : John Boileau
Publisher : Formac Publishing Company
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,41 MB
Release : 2005-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0887806570
Author John Boileau explores the involvement of Nova Scotia in the War of 1812 and the provinces' spoils, and casualties, of the war.
Author : Judith Fingard
Publisher : Formac Publishing Company
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 44,74 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 088780490X
Three distinguished authors tell the story of Halifax, from its beginnings as a British settlement to counter the French establishment at Louisbourg, to its present-day status as one of Canada's most appealing cities.