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Oak Island Family
Dundurn 2012; US$ 8.99Treasure hunters have come to Oak Island seeking its cache, but have always left empty-handed. The Restall family lived and worked on the island, driven by their quest for riches and fame, encouraged by small successes, toughened by minor frustrations and major setbacks, pressing on until their quest ended in tragedy. more...
Halifax and Nova Scotia
Wiley 2012; US$ 6.99Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Halifax & Nova Scotia—and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our... more...
Prince Edward Island
Wiley 2012; US$ 5.99Frommer's ShortCuts give you exactly what you need for your trip to Prince Edward Island—and no more. In this ebook, you'll get the same expert advice that you'll find in all Frommer's guides, from candid reviews and detailed maps to insider tips from our local authors. Plus, we've added planning and background information as well as our signature... more...
Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island
Wiley 2012; US$ 17.99Frommer's Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island is packed with all the facts, tips, and descriptions you need to have a perfect vacation Our author has written about and lived in Atlantic Canada for years, so she's able to provide valuable insights and advice. She'll steer you away from the touristy and the inauthentic and show... more...
The Town That Died
Souvenir Press 2012; US$ 14.58On Thursday, December 6th 1917, a French freighter loaded with over 2,500 tons of high explosives collided with another vessel in the harbour of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and caught fire. At exactly 9.06am she blew up. The explosions, which was seen and heard fifty-two miles away, unleashed a man-made destructive force unequalled in power until the first... more...
The Oak Island Mystery
Dundurn 2012; US$ 24.99In 1795 three boys began to dig, and what they uncovered started the world's greatest and strangest treasure hunt but nobody knows what the treasure is. After years of research, the authors have finally solved the sinister riddle of Oak Island, but their answer is challenging, controversial, and disturbing. more...
My Famous Evening
National Geographic Society 2011; US$ 20.00Master storyteller Howard Norman draws on more than 30 years of visiting Nova Scotia for this remarkable ''book of selective memories.'' Combining stories, folklore, memoir, nature, poetry, and expository prose, the chapters of My Famous Evening ''may be seen as intersecting facets of reminiscence; there are certain refrains, themes, and... more...
Identity And Power
Temple University Press 2010; US$ 31.95On the surface, identity politics appears to promote polarization. To the contrary, political scientist Jose E. Cruz argues that, instead, fragmentation and instability are more likely to occur only when the differences are ignored and nonethnic strategies are employed. Cruz illustrates his claim by focusing on one group of Puerto Ricans and how they... more...
St. John, US Virgin Islands
Hunter Publishing 2010; US$ 8.99All of the usual guidebook information is compacted into a pocket size, user friendly reference including places to go, what to see, what to do, and where to stay. Enhanced with historical 'infobits', maps, information and advice, this is the ideal and recommended trip planner whether traveling on a budget or in luxury, on a day-trip or an... more...
Africa's Children
Dundurn 2009; US$ 14.99This extensively researched history traces the lives of black families of the Yarmouth area of Nova Scotia who, still enslaved at the time, arrived with the influx of black loyalists and landed in Shelburne in 1783. more...









