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History / Canada / Pre-Confederation > Nova Scotia's Historic Harbours

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Nova Scotia's Historic Harbours: The Seaports that Shaped the Province

By Joan Dawson

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Publish Date

July 09, 2020

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History / Canada / Post-Confederation
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 $22.95

The cities, towns, and villages along Nova Scotia's coastlines have witnessed battles, shipwrecks, celebrations, and tragedies. They have been home to Indigenous peoples, and have been havens for explorers, fishers, and traders. These harbour towns have provided refuge to people escaping intolerable social or political conditions, and joy to those seeking adventure, or love, or a better life. Some communities have blossomed and others have merely survived, but all evolved out of the hard work of the people who have called these seaside places home.

With twenty-five historical photos, and featuring profiles of more than fifty harbours—from the Bedford Basin to Shelburne Harbour to Cobequid Bay, Louisbourg, and Canso—Nova Scotia's Historic Harbours explores each harbour's historical significance and transports readers back in time as trusted historian Joan Dawson looks at how these communities have been shaped by the sea, and how Nova Scotia's growth has been driven by its harbours.

Joan Dawson is a fellow of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society and a member of the Lunenburg County Historical Society, the Heritage Trust of Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Archaeology Society, and the Antiquarian Club of Halifax. She is the author of Nova Scotia's Historic Rivers, Nova Scotia's Lost Highways, The Mapmakers' Legacy, A History of Nova Scotia in 50 Objects, and Nova Scotia's Lost Communities, and many articles on maps and local history.

ISBN: 9781771088589
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing
Published: July 09, 2020