Maritime Dykelands The 350 Year Struggle
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Maritime Dykelands The 350 Year Struggle
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Author : Nova Scotia. Dept. of Agriculture and Marketing
language : en
Publisher: [Halifax?] : Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Agriculture and Marketing
Release Date : 1987
Maritime Dykelands The 350 Year Struggle written by Nova Scotia. Dept. of Agriculture and Marketing and has been published by [Halifax?] : Province of Nova Scotia, Department of Agriculture and Marketing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Acadians categories.
Dykes have been part of Nova Scotia history since the first settlers arrived in the 17th century. They were used to reclaim excellent agricultural land, principally in the Fundy Bay region. This monograph records in chronological sequence some of the more significant highlights of the struggle engaged in by people of the Maritime Provinces in wrestling land from the sea. It contains a detailed account of the construction and use of dykes, as well as technical descriptions of structures.
A Great And Noble Scheme The Tragic Story Of The Expulsion Of The French Acadians From Their American Homeland
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Author : John Mack Faragher
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2006-02-17
A Great And Noble Scheme The Tragic Story Of The Expulsion Of The French Acadians From Their American Homeland written by John Mack Faragher and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-02-17 with History categories.
"Altogether superb: an accessible, fluent account that advances scholarship while building a worthy memorial to the victims of two and a half centuries past." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) In 1755, New England troops embarked on a "great and noble scheme" to expel 18,000 French-speaking Acadians ("the neutral French") from Nova Scotia, killing thousands, separating innumerable families, and driving many into forests where they waged a desperate guerrilla resistance. The right of neutrality; to live in peace from the imperial wars waged between France and England; had been one of the founding values of Acadia; its settlers traded and intermarried freely with native Mikmaq Indians and English Protestants alike. But the Acadians' refusal to swear unconditional allegiance to the British Crown in the mid-eighteenth century gave New Englanders, who had long coveted Nova Scotia's fertile farmland, pretense enough to launch a campaign of ethnic cleansing on a massive scale. John Mack Faragher draws on original research to weave 150 years of history into a gripping narrative of both the civilization of Acadia and the British plot to destroy it.
The Contexts Of Acadian History 1686 1784
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Author : Naomi Elizabeth Saundaus Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 1992
The Contexts Of Acadian History 1686 1784 written by Naomi Elizabeth Saundaus Griffiths and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
In the first study to connect the Acadian experience with the heritage of ideas the migrants brought with them from Europe, Naomi Griffiths explores the creation and endurance of the Acadian community and the ways in which the Acadians differed from the people of New England and New France. One result of the war between England and France for the domination of much of North America was the deportation of the Acadians from their homeland in 1755. Griffiths examines the implications of this deportation for the survival of the Acadian community.
Sods Soil And Spades
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Author : J. Sherman Bleakney
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2004
Sods Soil And Spades written by J. Sherman Bleakney and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Sherman Bleakney examines the unusual physical and biological features of this region of the Bay of Fundy, home to the only successful pioneer society in North America to farm below sea level. Using original photographs, diagrams, and graphs, Bleakney shows how and why the Acadians were successful. Sods, Soil, and Spades examines the unique and elegant engineering principles and practices used by the Acadians and looks at how their culture influenced their success in mastering this marshland region.
Marshlands
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Author : Matthew George Hatvany
language : en
Publisher: Presses Université Laval
Release Date : 2003
Marshlands written by Matthew George Hatvany and has been published by Presses Université Laval this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Against The Tides
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Author : Ronald Rudin
language : en
Publisher: UBC Press
Release Date : 2021-11-15
Against The Tides written by Ronald Rudin and has been published by UBC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-15 with History categories.
For four centuries, dykes turned salt marsh into arable land in the Bay of Fundy region of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. But by the 1940s, the aging dykes were in poor repair. Against the Tides is the never-before-told story of the Maritime Marshland Rehabilitation Administration, a federal agency created in 1948 to reshape the landscape. Agency engineers sometimes borrowed from long-standing dykeland practices, but they also disregarded local conditions in building tidal dams that compromised some of the region’s rivers. This vivid account of a distinctive landscape and its occupants reveals the push–pull of local and expert knowledge and the role of the postwar state.
From Migrant To Acadian
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Author : N.E.S. Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2005
From Migrant To Acadian written by N.E.S. Griffiths and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
Despite their position between warring French and British empires, European settlers in the Maritimes eventually developed from a migrant community into a distinctive Acadian society. From Migrant to Acadian is a comprehensive narrative history of how the Acadian community came into being. Acadian culture not only survived, despite attempts to extinguish it, but developed into a complex society with a unique identity and traditions that still exist in present day Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.
Coastal Wetlands Alteration And Remediation
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Author : Charles W. Finkl
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-07-18
Coastal Wetlands Alteration And Remediation written by Charles W. Finkl and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-18 with Science categories.
This book delves into human-induced and natural impacts on coastal wetlands, intended or otherwise, through a series of vignettes that elucidate the environmental insults and efforts at amelioration and remediation. The alteration, and subsequent restoration, of wetland habitats remain key issues among coastal scientists. These topics are introduced through case studies and pilot programs that are designed to better understand the best practices of trying to save what is left of these fragile ecosystems. Local approaches, as well as national and international efforts to restore the functionality of marsh systems are summarily approached and evaluated by their efficacy in producing resilient reclamations in terms of climate-smart habitat conservation. The outlook of this work is global in extent and local by intent. Included here in summarized form are professional opinions of experts in the field that investigate the crux of the matter, which proves to be human pressure on coastal wetland environments. Even though conservation and preservation of these delicate environmental systems may be coming at a later date, many multi-pronged approaches show promise through advances in education, litigation, and engineering to achieve sustainable coastal systems. The examples in this book are not only of interest to those working exclusively with coastal wetlands, but also to those working to protect the surrounding coastal areas of all types.
Acadie De 1686 A 1784
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Author : Naomi Griffiths
language : en
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Release Date : 2002-01-01
Acadie De 1686 A 1784 written by Naomi Griffiths and has been published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Fiction categories.
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Historical Geography
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Historical Geography written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Historical geography categories.