"Beaubassin was once a prosperous farming community at the head of the Cumberland Basin; Africville was the vibrant home of Black Nova Scotians who struggled to make a living and found spiritual solace in their church. Both are now gone, one a casualty of long-ago colonial warfare and the other...

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1. Verfasser:	Dawson, Joan 1932- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Halifax, Nova Scotia Nimbus Publishing [2018]
Schlagworte:	Geschichte Untergang Siedlung Nova Scotia Nova Scotia / History, Local Nova Scotia / History Extinct cities / Nova Scotia Cities and towns / Nova Scotia / History Communities / Nova Scotia / History
Zusammenfassung:	"Beaubassin was once a prosperous farming community at the head of the Cumberland Basin; Africville was the vibrant home of Black Nova Scotians who struggled to make a living and found spiritual solace in their church. Both are now gone, one a casualty of long-ago colonial warfare and the other a victim of misguided urban renewal. In this fascinating book, author Joan Dawson (A History of Halifax in 50 Objects) looks at 37 of Nova Scotia's lost communities: places like Electric City, Indian Gardens, and the Tancook Islands. Some were home to ethnic groups forced to leave. Others, once dependent on factories, mills, or the fishery, died as the economy changed or resources were depleted. But they were all once places where Nova Scotians were born, married, worked, and died, and they deserve to be remembered. Featuring over 60 archival and contemporary photos and illustrations, Nova Scotia's Lost Communities preserves those memories with fascinating insights."--
Beschreibung:	135 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, 1 Portrait [der Verfasserin auf der Rückseite des Covers]
ISBN:	1771086033 9781771086035