A new edition celebrates 50 years of a remarkable Cape Breton classic. A wonderful, exuberant, rich, overstated and humble piece of writing, which tries to tell us of the peace and invincibility and raw humour of Celtic Cape Breton.

The Highland Heart in Nova Scotia

History

MacNeil, Neil

Americas

Formac

Folklore of Nova Scotia

Mary Fraser was a pioneer in researching and recording the folklore of Cape Breton and eastern Nova Scotia, and this book is an invaluable source for the legends of rural Nova Scotians. Scottish, Acadian and Mi'qmaq traditions are all included.Writes Ian Brodie in the introduction: "Folklore of Nova Scotia is a flawed, wonderful book -- or a wonderfully flawed book. As I read, I alternate between exasperation and delight: exasperation from its romanticism, delight from its embrace of the contemporary; exasperation from its prejudices, delight from its efforts at multiculturalism ... It is a documentary snapshot of a part of Nova Scotia's cultural history that was changing before the author's eyes."

Literature & Fiction

Fraser, Mary L

Genre Fiction

This book is a genealogical record of some of the pioneer families who settled in the Mabou and District area of Cape Breton. In addition to genealogies of Mabou families, the book also offers biographical sketches of prominent ecclesiastics, a history of the Parish of Mabou, and a brief reflection on the compiling of genealogies. Mabou Pioneers is an indispensible reference to the genealogy of this remarkable Cape Breton community.

Mabou Pioneers Volume 1: A Genealogical Tracing of Some Pioneer Families Who Settled in Mabou and District

The history and humour of a "forlorn" little train, and the people and commodities that it carried.This book is a lively, at times humorous account of the Cape Breton Railway and of its service to the peoples of Richmond County in the first decades of the twentieth century. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and railway ephemera, it presents a charming portrait of this fascinating Nova Scotian region.All Aboard offers a rare glimpse at a bygone era in Nova Scotian transportation history.

All Aboard

Calder, J. William

The Guysboro Railway: 1897-1939

MacDonald, Bruce

Stories from Nova Scotia

MacLeod, Calum

The Stowaway Piper

Teen & Young Adult

Stirling, Lilla

Historical Fiction

Where Broad Atlantic Surges Roll: A History of Beaver Harbour, Port Dufferin, Quoddy, Harrigan Cove, Moose Head, Moser River, Necum Teuch, and Ecum Secum

Hartling, Philip

Reference

While the Scots are a large part of the history of Cape Breton, the Irish were certainly contributors to the real Cape Breton. Popular storytelling, and good research combine to make a great read.

The Irish in Cape Breton

MacKenzie, A.

The Nova Scotia Inns and Restaurants Cookbook

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Elliot, Elaine

Lee, Virginia

Regional & International

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