Pier 21 Gateway that Changed Canada (new)
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$17.95From 1928 to 1971, Pier 21 in Halifax served as the front door to Canada, the entryway through which more than 1.5 million people passed. A legion of volunteers, medical staff, and immigration personnel kept vigil at the pier from one decade to the next, greeting and directing the human tide that flowed and ebbed through its doors. The work helped shape who they were, and gave rise to stories that they and those who passed through collected in tattered notebooks or in corners of their minds.
Beginning with the first wave of European settlers and the early problems with the first wave of European settlers and the early problems of quarantine, Pier 21: The Gateway that Changed Canada is a moving account of the human drama that unfolded at this historic site. This new edition updates the Pier 21 story to the present day, including its confirmation as Canada’s national museum of immigration in 2011.
Le Quai 21
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$16.95For years, Pier 21 in Halifax served as the front door to Canada, the entryway through which more than a million immigrants passed. The radical transition they experienced produced a rich group of stories, presented here in French for the first time. Le Quai 21: La porte d’entrée qui a changé le Canada captures the hope and trepidation of these strangers in a new land. Le Quai 21 is a moving account of the human drama that unfolded at this historic site. Includes over fifty images of staff, volunteers, soldiers, children, war brides, refugees, and immigrants who were a part of the Pier 21 story. New French edition.
Canadian by Choice
Publisher: Nimbus Publishing$13.95Through the eyes of two recent immigrants we see a strange new world: rural Canada in the 1950s. We follow Gerard and Jane from their arrival on the docks of halifax through months of islolation, bewilderment and terror.Without money and speaking no English, the couple faced many heart-breaking problems, ranging fromunscrupulous emploers to relenting weather. At one point, their only friends were a horse and a Belgian priest.This is a book you can’t put down. you read on with rising emotions, feeling and caring for the people involved,and eager to learn what further happens to them.
