[Uniacke, Richard John] Cuthbertson, Brian. Old attorney general - A biography of Richard John Uniacke 1753-1830. Halifax, N.S., Nimbus, 1980. Octavo. VI, 150 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector's mylar. Several markings in the text but otherwise in excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Richard John Uniacke (November 22, 1753 - October 11, 1830) was an abolitionist, lawyer, politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia. According to historian Brian Cutherburton, Uniacke was the most influential Nova Scotian of his day.... His faith in Nova Scotia's destiny as a partner in a great empire was only to be equalled by Joseph Howe. He devoted 49 years to public service in Nova Scotia. He fought in the American Revolution and later sought to emancipate Catholics and Black Nova Scotians who were slaves in Nova Scotia. He is buried in the crypt of St. Paul's Church. His substantial estate (c. 1813) is preserved as the Uniacke Estate Museum Park at Mount Uniacke. (Wikipedia)

The old attorney general: A biography of Richard John Uniacke

Cuthbertson, Brian

Administrative Law

Nimbus

Book by Wallace R. MacAskill, Dorothy Cooper

MacAskill: Seascapes and Sailing Ships

Arts & Photography

Wallace R. MacAskill

Dorothy Cooper

Photography & Video

INN & OUT Misadventures of a Nova Scotia Innkeeper

Travel

Gott, Marian "Penny"

Joanna Cochrane Harris

Canada

Louisbourg: An 18th-Century Town is an in-depth look at what was once a well-known settlement in the New World. As a seaport, Louisbourg possessed one of the busiest harbours in North America. As a fortress, it generated hope in French hearts and fear in British ones. As a community, it was home to thousands of men, women, and children: fishermen and soldiers, merchants and artisans, servants and seamstresses. Voltaire called the colony “the key” to French possessions in North America. Benjamin Franklin described it as a “tough nut to crack.” In the end, British prime minister William Pitt insisted that it be destroyed. Pitt got his wish, yet 200 years later, 18th-century Louisbourg rose again, this time as one of the world’s great outdoor museums.  This well-crafted book, written by historians of the Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site and teachers of the Cape Breton District School Board, is an entertaining and informative portrait of this 18th-century town. Its well-illustrated pages provide young readers with material on everything from astronomy and gardening to fashions and siege warfare. It offers a rare opportunity to savour what life was really like in a French military town on Cape Breton Island two centuries ago.

Louisbourg: An 18th-century town

JOHNSTON

The chestnut pipe: Folklore of Shelburne County

Politics & Social Sciences

Robertson, Marion

Social Sciences

Ragas are complex entities. Performers, who have spent many years acquiring their knowledge, often prefer to keep silent, and in any case few have been taught to approach ragas from an analytical point of view. Musicologists, on the other hand, often lack a thorough practical insight into raga music. The authors of this guide are all well-versed in the theory and practice of raga music. Of the hundreds of ragas that exist, the guide surveys seventy-four of the most performed and well-established ones, with specially commissioned recordings by Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Buddhadev DasGupta (sarod), Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar (vocal) and Vidyadhar Vyas (vocal). For each raga the guide provides: An analytical and historical description; transcription of the alap (melodic construction) for each raga as performed on the CDs; ascent-descent and melodic outline in both western and Indian notation; Song texts with English translation (for sung ragas). The Raga Guide includes four CDs with over five hours of music. It will be essential reading for listeners and conoisseurs, students and scholars. JOEP BOR is a professor at Leiden University. He was the founder of the Rotterdam World Music Department, and the artistic advisor for the Amsterdam India Festival. He has written extensively on Indian music.

The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas

Music

When Herb Peppard volunteered for a newly formed parachute battalion that was promised quick action, he had unknowingly joined the first Special Servies Force, a combined American-Canadian elite shock force destined to become the legendary Black Devils. Despite five AWOLs he made staff sergeant (briefly) and in 1944 he was awarded one of America's highest military honors, the Silver Star, for "gallantry in action."

The lighthearted soldier: A Canadian's exploits with the Black Devils in WW II

History

Peppard, Herb

Americas

Running the gauntlet: An oral history of Canadian merchant seamen in World War II

Parker, Mike

On May 8, 1992, twenty-six men went underground to work the night shift at the Westray coal mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. They never came back. The massive explosion that claimed their lives the next morning sent shock waves across North America and around the world. Calculated Risk is the only comprehensive account of the worst mine disaster in modern Canadian history. It recounts the stories of the miners who died and the families they left behind, as well as the corporate and political machinations behind the development of the ill-fated mine. The product of two years of research and featuring exclusive interviews with key figures in the tragedy, the book exposes the safety lapses, political intrigues, and business decisions that culminated in disaster. Winner of the City of Dartmouth Book Award, runner up for the National Business Book Award and shortlisted for the Evelyn Richardson Memorial Literary Award for Non-Fiction.

Calculated Risk: Greed, Politics, and the Westray Tragedy

Jobb, Dean

Politics & Government

We keep a light

Biographies & Memoirs

Evelyn M. Richardson

Community & Culture

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