Download or read book Guysborough Sketches and Essays Revised Edition written by A. C. Jost and published by Trafford on Demand Pub. This book was released on 2009 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains a series of essays regarding the history of Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, along with the genealogies of the original Loyalist settlers.
Download or read book Guysborough Sketches and Essays written by A. C. Jost and published by Guysborough, N.S. : [s.n.]. This book was released on 1950 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guysborough Sketches and Other Essays written by A.C. Jost and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Relieve Us of This Burthen written by Carl P. Borick and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2024-10-31 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relieve Us of This Burthen is the first book-length study of Continental soldiers, officers, and militiamen held as prisoners of war by the British in the South during the American Revolution. Carl P. Borick focuses his study on the period 1780–82, when British forces most actively campaigned in the South. He makes groundbreaking use of the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application files, which have been underutilized to understand the history of prisoners of war. Borick's careful reading of the pension files reveals much about what men went through and how they endured in captivity.
Download or read book Guysborough Sketches and Essays written by A. C. Jost and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nova Scotia juts out from the North American continental mass as if it has been intended to be the point of approach or departure for all traveling on the North Trans-Atlantic sea lanes. Guysborough County is the very pinhead. The widely flaring mouth of Chedabucto Bay stands open as if to welcome travelers. Throughout history, a variety of people have accepted the invitation. And in Guysborough Sketches and Essays author A.C. Jost talks about these people and has compiled a collection of essays detailing the background of Guysborough County. A group of interlinking articles, this collection of essays and genealogies of the original Loyalist settlers has been regarded as the most authoritative account of the history of this area. An invaluable source of information about local lore, Guysborough Sketches and Essays recalls many noteworthy events including the county's early turbulent past, the tragedy and drama of three shipwrecks in three years beginning in 1780, and the discovery of gold in Wine Harbour in 1860. With maps and drawings, this history book is a valuable resource for those conducting genealogy research and for those seeking stories about this treasure in northern Canada.
Download or read book Written in the Ruins written by Paul Chiasson and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 2016-01-23 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2017 Robbie Robertson Dartmouth Book Award — Shortlisted Paul Chiasson reveals the possibility that early Chinese settlers landed in Cape Breton long before Europeans. From the very beginning of the European Age of Discovery, Cape Breton was considered unusual. The history of the area even includes early references to the island having once been the land of the Chinese. In 1497, at least a century before any attempt at European settlement in the region, the explorer John Cabot had referred to Cape Breton as the “Island of Seven Cities.” The indigenous people of the region, the Mi’kmaq, were the only aboriginal people of North America who had a written language when Europeans first arrived. This writing, clothing, and customs also suggested an early Chinese presence. In Written in the Ruins, Chiasson investigates the ruins at St. Peters in the southern part of the island, where evidence brought to light supports a theory that could answer all the questions raised by the island’s curious, unresolved history.
Download or read book The New England Historical and Genealogical Register written by and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in 1924, Proceedings are incorporated into the Apr. no.
Download or read book Highland Shepherd written by Alan Wilson and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1786, the Reverend James MacGregor (1759-1830) was dispatched across the North Atlantic to establish a dissenting Presbyterian church in Pictou, Nova Scotia. The decision dismayed MacGregor, who had hoped for a post in the Scottish Highlands. Yet it led to a remarkable career in what was still the backwoods of colonial North America. Industrious and erudite, MacGregor established the progressive Pictou Academy, opposed slavery, and promoted scientific education, agriculture, and industry. Poet and translator, fluent in nine languages, he encouraged the preservation of the Gaelic language and promoted Scottish culture in Nova Scotia. Highland Shepherd finally bestows on MacGregor the recognition that he so richly deserves. Alan Wilson brings MacGregor and his surroundings to life, detailing his numerous achievements and establishing his importance to the social, religious, and intellectual history of the Maritimes.
Download or read book Cook Descendants Inlaws and Outlaws written by Patricia Lumsden and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-09 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the descendants of Elias Cook of Massachusetts from the 1700's through to the 1930's, this book encompasses the genealogies of many extended branches within the Cook family.
Download or read book Dictionary of Canadian Biography written by Francess G. Halpenny and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 1988 with total page 1132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These biographies of Canadians are arranged chronologically by date of death. Entries in each volume are listed alphabetically, with bibliographies of source material and an index to names.
Download or read book This Unfriendly Soil written by Neil MacKinnon and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Loyalists in Nova Scotia hoped that their anticipated prosperity, to be achieved with British aid, would show that the American rebellion had been a terrible mistake. But prosperity was elusive. The loyalists were disappointed not only by their treatment at the hands of the British government - their reluctant benefactor - but also by the apparent unwillingness of the government and the people of Nova Scotia to recognise their sacrifice and encourage their advancement. This sense of opposition from the existing community made their experience different from that of loyalists elsewhere and contributed to the intensity and longevity of Nova Scotia's loyalist tradition. The early period of loyalist settlement came to a close shortly after Britain gained portable pensions and withdrew free provisions, a turn of events which led many of the exiles to return to their homeland. By 1791 relations with the old settlers and the provincial government, changing attitudes toward the United States, and conflict among themselves had modified loyalist opinions and expectations in ways they would never have imagined a decade earlier.
Download or read book The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia written by Nova Scotia and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 848 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia 1758 1983 written by Shirley B. Elliott and published by [Halifax, N.S.] : Province of Nova Scotia. This book was released on 1984 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The directory lists alphabetically all members of the assembly between 1758 and 1983 and provides a brief biographical note oneach.
Download or read book Library of Congress Catalog written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.
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