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Nova Scotia Book of Musts
MacIntyrePurcell Publishing, Inc 2008; US$ 9.99From the Cabot Trail to Bear River and towns built on stilts to Annapolis Royal, this is the comprehensive list every Nova Scotian must have. From waterfalls to county fairs, it is all here in this guide to Nova Scotia. more...
Oak Island Family
Dundurn 2012; US$ 19.99Treasure 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...
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...
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...
Oak Island Obsession
Dundurn 2006; US$ 11.99For nearly six years the Restall family lived on Oak Island digging for the treasure of the infamous Money Pit. In 1965 their quest ended in tragedy. more...
After the Hector
Dundurn 2007; US$ 9.99The arrival of the Hector in 1773 sparked a huge influx of Scots to Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. This extensively documented book is a must for historians and genealogists. more...
The Oak Island Mystery
Dundurn 2012; US$ 9.99In 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...
Evangelical Balance Sheet
Wilfrid Laurier University Press 2006; US$ 48.95Using the journals of W. Norman Rudolf (1835-1886), a Victorian merchant, Evangelical Balance Sheet: Character, Family, and Business in Mid-Victorian Nova Scotia explores the important role of character ideals and evangelicalism in mid-Victorian culture. Rudolf's diary, with its daily weather observations, its account of family matters, of social... 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...
To Go Upon Discovery
Dundurn 2000; US$ 35.99This biography begins with Cook?s arrival in Canada in 1758 and ends with his appointment to take the Endeavour to the South Pacific. more...









