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  • Nova Scotia's Historic Harbours

    The Seaports that Shaped the Province

    by Joan Dawson ...
    A local historian explores the rich history of this rugged Canadian coastline with fascinating research and twenty-five historical photos.The beautiful harbours of Nova Scotia take many forms. Some are broad and studded with islands, while others are long inlets carved out by glaciers. Prized by the indigenous Mi'kmaq people as well as European settlers, they contain fascinating tales from the Age ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nova Scotia's Lost Communities

    The Early Settlements that Helped Build the Province

    by Joan Dawson ...
    Stories and photos that bring the people and places of Nova Scotia's historic past to life.Beaubassin was once a prosperous farming community at the head of the Cumberland Basin; Africville was the vibrant home of Black Nova Scotians who struggled to make a living and found spiritual solace in their church. Both are now gone, one a casualty of long-ago colonial warfare and the other a victim of ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nova Scotia’s Historic Ferries

    The Boats that Bridged the Province

    by Joan Dawson ...
    p>Narrative, photo-filled historical guide to Nova Scotia's historic ferries from author of Nova Scotia's Historic Harbours and Nova Scotia's Lost Communities.Nova Scotia is a peninsula—almost an island—with a meandering coastline and a crisscrossing network of rivers. For both Indigenous people and settlers, these rivers have often served as highways, but they've also sometimes been major ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • Nova Scotia’s Historic Inland Communities

    The Gathering Places and Settlements that Shaped the Province

    by Joan Dawson ...
    The story of Nova Scotia’s inland communities begins with the Mi’kmaq, who established traditional gathering places in the heart of Mi’kma’ki. Through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, European settlers, British Loyalists, and former soldiers were among those who also took on the challenges of developing Nova Scotia’s inland communities. Some places struggled to survive, but many thrived. ... Read more

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  • Paul Lauterbur and the Invention of MRI

    by M. Joan Dawson ...
    The story behind the invention of the most important medical diagnostic tool since the X-ray.On September 2, 1971, the chemist Paul Lauterbur had an idea that would change the practice of medical research. Considering recent research findings about the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals to detect tumors in tissue samples, Lauterbur realized that the information from NMR signals could ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

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  • Secrets of Lake Simcoe

    Fascinating stories from Ontario's past

    by Andrew Hind, Maria Da Silva ...
    Series series Amazing Stories
    A lively book illustrated with archival photos, Secrets of Lake Simcoe is a valuable addition to local history collections and provides a refreshing way for anyone to view what some consider to be Canada's sixth Great Lake.At the heart of central Ontario, Lake Simcoe has played an important role in the province's history for hundreds of years. Today a popular destination for pleasure-seekers and ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Long Way Home

    A Personal History of Nova Scotia

    by John Demont ...
    The province's premier journalist tells the story he was born to write.No journalist has travelled the back roads, hidden vales and fog-soaked coves of Nova Scotia as widely as John DeMont. No writer has spent as much time considering its peculiar warp and weft of humanity, geography and history.The Long Way Home is the summation of DeMont's years of travel, research and thought. It tells the ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • From Queenston to Kingston

    The Hidden Heritage of Lake Ontario's Shoreline

    by Ron Brown ...
    Whether you hike, bike, ride the rails, or drive, the shore of Lake Ontario can yield a treasure trove of heritage sites and natural beauty -- if you know where to look.Travel with Ron Brown as he probes the shoreline of the Canadian side of Lake Ontario to discover its hidden heritage. Explore "ghost ports," forgotten coves, historical lighthouses, rumrunning lore, and even the location of a top ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nova Scotia Shaped by the Sea: A Living History

    by Lesley Choyce ...
    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 ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Lake Erie Shore

    Ontario's Forgotten South Coast

    by Ron Brown ...
    The Lake Erie shoreline has born witness to some of Ontario's earliest history, yet remains largely unspoiled. Much of the area's natural features - the wetlands, the Carolinian forests - and its built heritage - fishing ports and military ramparts - provide much of interest for vistors to the region.Ron Brown has traversed this most southern coast line in Ontario, fleshing out forgotten stories ... Read more

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  • Nova Scotia Book of Everything

    by John MacIntyre ...
    Series series Book of Everything
    From the number of kilometers of coastline to the stories behind those weird place names (hello Ecum Secum) to profiles of Joe Howe and Alexander Keith, there is no book as comprehensive as the Nova Scotia Book of Everything. There is also no book more fun. Well known Nova Scotians like Premier Rodney MacDonald weigh in on subjects like the five Nova Scotians he admires most; Ashley MacIssac ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • A Toronto Album

    Glimpses of the City That Was

    by Mike Filey ...
    Mike Filey’s collection of pictures of Toronto from the earliest days of photography had gained a reputation as one of the most interesting visual archives of the city’s history. This classic look at old Toronto portrays scenes of public life from 1860 to 1950, illustrating how dramatically the urban fabric and environment have changed. There are photographs of the beaches and the islands, of mud ... Read more

    $8.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus