Titanic Victims in Halifax Graveyards revised edition
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$29.95For eighty-five years dozens of victims of one of the most famous ships in history rested quietly in Halifax, Nova Scotia, until the 1997 film Titanic created a renewed interest in the burial sites.
Visitors to Halifax have many questions about the city’s connection to the infamous ship. Of the 328 bodies found, why were some buried at sea? Why were 59 bodies sent elsewhere for burial and the rest buried in Halifax? Titanic Victims in Halifax Graveyards answers those questions while telling the intriguing and little-known story of the 150 passengers and crew who were buried in the port city of Halifax. Using official reports and newspaper articles, author Blair Beed provides an outline of life on board the Titanic, describes society as it was in 1912, and highlights the care for the dead taken by the crews of the recovery ships and those who met them on arrival in Halifax.
This revised edition, with two new chapters and an updated design, is an important addition to any Titanic library.
1917 Halifax Explosion and American Response
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$19.951917 Halifax Explosion and American Response, is the captivating story of Canada’sworst disaster and American relief efforts. Survivor’s accounts, newspaperarticles, and official reports reveal the heartwarming stories of the doctors,nurses, relief workers, and ordinary citizens who came to the aid of thedevastated city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Mersey River Lodge A Window on History and Nature
Photographer: David Burns, Farhad VladiPublisher: Nimbus Publishing$28.95The area defined by Nova Scotia’s Mersey River has been home to many: the Mi’kmaq, the English, the French, the Black Loyalists, even pirates and rum-runners. A location renowned for its natural splendour, in 1930 the Mersey River became home to anouther important resident: the Mersey Folk Lodge.
Originally intended as a respite for friends and family, and potential business partners, of Liverpool’s Bowater Mersey Paper Mill, the Mersey River Lodge has since become a tranquil retreat for both personal and professional excursions.
Written by Halifax historian Blair Beed, with breathtaking photographs by David Burns and Farhad Vladi, this beautiful keepsake celebrates the history of the Mersey River area, its industry, its people, and the lasting cultural legacy of the Mersey River Lodge.
