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Author | : Andrew MacLean |
Publisher | : FriesenPress |
Total Pages | : 259 |
Release | : 2023-11-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1039186742 |
Download Forgotten Stories From Atlantic Canada's Past Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Backyard History unearths the often hilarious, mostly mysterious, always surprising untold tales of Canada’s East Coast, as only a Maritimer can spin them. This extraordinary collection gathers the very best from Andrew MacLean’s popular newspaper columns, podcast, and television show, now enhanced and extended with fresh insights and discoveries. Running the gamut from lost cities to rodent invasions; from rum runners to teenage heroines; from monstrous sea creatures to circus riots these true forgotten stories from Atlantic Canada will astound readers of all ages. Combining meticulous research with vivid storytelling, captivating anecdotes, and a human touch, Backyard History takes readers on an entertaining and exhilarating ride detailing the rich, undiscovered past of a region which has long been renowned for its storytelling.
Author | : Andrew MacLean |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781738322909 |
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Author | : Lucille H. Campey |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 425 |
Release | : 2016-08-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1459730240 |
Download Atlantic Canada's Irish Immigrants Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Challenging the commonplace view that the Irish immigration saga was primarily driven by dire events in Ireland, Lucille Campey’s groundbreaking work redraws the picture of early Irish settlement in Atlantic Canada. Extensively documented, and drawing on all known passenger lists of the period, the book is essential reading.
Author | : Edward Butts |
Publisher | : James Lorimer & Company |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2016-04-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1459504151 |
Download Rum, Blood & Treasure Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This great collection of stories strange but true is for every reader who loves history -- and mystery. Edward Butts weaves true tales -- the wreck of the Francis and the weird connection to Edward, Duke of Kent; the sea voyage of Charles Coghlan's coffin; Captain Jack Randell the rum-runner; Al Capone's gunman Bugs Moran and more! This collection offers the lore and legend of some of the greatest stories of Atlantic Canada's history.
Author | : Lindsay Ruck |
Publisher | : Nimbus Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2021-01-31 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781771089173 |
Download Amazing Black Atlantic Canadians Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Featuring over 50 historical and contemporary profiles, this fascinating book takes a look at the lives of Black Atlantic Canadians that saved lives, set records, and enacted great change.
Author | : Shauntay Grant |
Publisher | : Groundwood Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2018-09-01 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1773060449 |
Download Africville Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated Books When a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she’s heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like — the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bountiful fishing, the huge bonfires. Coming out of her reverie, she visits the present-day park and the sundial where her great- grandmother’s name is carved in stone, and celebrates a summer day at the annual Africville Reunion/Festival. Africville was a vibrant Black community for more than 150 years. But even though its residents paid municipal taxes, they lived without running water, sewers, paved roads and police, fire-truck and ambulance services. Over time, the city located a slaughterhouse, a hospital for infectious disease, and even the city garbage dump nearby. In the 1960s, city officials decided to demolish the community, moving people out in city dump trucks and relocating them in public housing. Today, Africville has been replaced by a park, where former residents and their families gather each summer to remember their community.
Author | : William Henry Graham |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 86 |
Release | : 2020-02-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781777125509 |
Download Canadian Nursing Sisters - The Forgotten Heroes Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This is the story of the valiant Canadian Nursing Sisters and particularly the fourteen sisters who drowned when the Hospital ship Llandover Castle was torpedoed on June 27th., 1918. Many were from Atlantic Canada and have great stories to tell.
Author | : Ken Smith |
Publisher | : Nimbus Publishing (CN) |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Download A History of Disaster Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Especially the countless numbers who earn their livelihoods on the unpredictable seas or in the volatile mines. And even with continuing improvements in technology, disasters can still strike at any time, as 1992's Westray mine explosion and 1998's Swissair crash have shown. A History of Disaster chronicles forty-three of Atlantic Canada's most deadly disasters, many well-remembered and none ever forgotten. Included here are not only the region's iconic disasters like the Halifax Explosion and the Miramichi fire, but also lesser-known events, such as the 1977 Saint John jail fire. Photos and illustrations of the aftermath, the rescue efforts, and in some cases, of the disaster itself, reveal the heartbreak and bravery that accompanied these life-altering catastrophes. Book jacket.
Author | : Lucille H. Campey |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 305 |
Release | : 2016-08-06 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1459730259 |
Download Atlantic Canada's Irish Immigrants Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
A transformative work that explodes assumptions about the importance of the Great Irish Potato Famine to Irish immigration. In this major study, Lucille Campey traces the relocation of around ninety thousand Irish people to their new homes in Atlantic Canada. She shatters the widespread misconception that the exodus was primarily driven by dire events in Ireland. The Irish immigration saga is not solely about what happened during the Great Potato Famine of the 1840s; it began a century earlier. Although they faced great privations and had to overcome many obstacles, the Irish actively sought the better life that Atlantic Canada offered. Far from being helpless exiles lacking in ambition who went lemming-like to wherever they were told to go, the Irish grabbed their opportunities and prospered in their new home. Campey gives these settlers a voice. Using wide-ranging documentary sources, she provides new insights about why the Irish left and considers why they chose their various locations in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland. She highlights how, through their skills and energy, they benefitted themselves and contributed much to the development of Atlantic Canada. This is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the history of the Irish exodus to North America and provides a mine of information useful to family historians.
Author | : E. L. Marsh |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 215 |
Release | : 2015-06-27 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781330424391 |
Download The Story of Canada Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Excerpt from The Story of Canada Long years ago no white man lived on the continent of America; no white man even knew there was such a place. The people of the Old World then had but little time for learning or travel. They were often at war, and during peaceful days their affairs at home needed attention. Less than five hundred years ago all but a few learned men believed the earth to be fiat. They had no idea there was a great stretch of land beyond the Atlantic Ocean. In those days a man was put in prison because he said the earth was round and turned on its axis. But he was so sure he was right that, when they put him into his cell, he stamped his foot and said, "She is turning still." It is true there were men who had sailed across the ocean, but no histories of their voyages had been written, and the stories told about them were treated very much as fairy tales. Mothers told them to their little children as they put them to sleep at night. During the time that these stories were being talked about a little boy was born in Genoa. To him the legends of distant countries were told. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.