Letters Home

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Letters Home

Maritimers and the Great War, 1914-1918

 
  Editor :   Ross Hebb  
  Publisher:  Nimbus Publishing

With personal letters gathered from public archives and the relatives of those who fought in the First World War, historian Ross Hebb tells the story of Canadian soldiers, from recruitment to deployment to return, in their own words. Letters Home is a collection of the correspondences of 20 people shipped overseas from across the Maritimes, asking about their homes and farms, wondering at the girls in Britain, and leaving keepsakes and life advice for their children.

Organized chronologically, the letters describe crossing the Atlantic, training in England, the confusion and anticipation leading up to combat, and for some, the journey home. Includes 20 photographs of the letter writers, their families, postcards, and memorials.

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ISBN associated with this title: 9781771082037
Item NB1133
PublisherNimbus Publishing
PublisherNimbus Publishing
Published on July 28 2014
Language eng
Pages 184
Format Paperback
Dimensions8.25(in) x 5.5(in)
Shipping weight238(g)
Status ACTIVE TITLE
Ross Hebb is a native of Nova Scotia's South Shore and an eighth-generation descendant of the area's original Foreign Protestant settlers. A graduate of King's College and Dalhousie University, Dr. Hebb received his PhD from the University of Wales, Lampeter in 2002. Along with volumes on Maritime Church history, he has also written about the golden age of shipbuilding at St. Martins on the Bay of Fundy. Dr. Hebb is married and lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick.