Lesley Choyce

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ISBN: 9781989725153

ITEM: PC0312 Categories: Atlantic Heritage, Heritage, Nova Scotia Tags: Atlantic Heritage, Heritage, Lesley Choyce, Nova Scotia, Paperback, Pottersfield Press

Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea

A Living History

Author: Lesley Choyce
Publisher: Pottersfield Press

This new edition brings the history of Nova Scotia up to date and looks at the issues that will challenge the province in the future.

“It is a good tale, well told, which opens the door to the wanderings of the imagination.” —The Globe and Mail

The history of Nova Scotia is an amazing story of a land and a people shaped by the waves, the tides, the wind, and the wonder of the North Atlantic. Choyce weaves the legacy of this unique coastal province, piecing together the stories written in the rocks, the wrecks, and the record books of human glory and error. In this newly revised sweeping true-life adventure, he provides a thoughtful down-to-earth journey through history that is both refreshing and revealing.

Here, well into the twenty-first century, he looks back at the full story of Nova Scotia from the geological history to the civilization of the Mi’kmaq, the arrival of the Europeans, and beyond to the stormy history of English and French. Choyce takes a critical look at the wars that helped shape the province, the scoundrels and the heroes who lived here down through the centuries, and the seas and storms that swept through the land of the Bluenosers. The original edition of Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea was published to acclaim by Penguin Books in 1996. This new edition brings the story up to date and looks at the changes in politics, economy, and global climate that will challenge Nova Scotians in the years ahead.

“Lesley Choyce’s writing captures the ebb and flow of Nova Scotia seafaring, from its Golden Age of Sail to the disasters and crimes at sea.” —The Halifax Chronicle Herald

tagged: Atlantic Heritage, Heritage, Lesley Choyce, Nova Scotia, Paperback, Pottersfield Press

Details and Specs

ISBN associated with this title:	9781989725153
Item	PC0312
Publisher	Pottersfield Press
Publisher	Pottersfield Press
Published on	November 17 2020
Language	eng
Pages	360
Format	Paperback
Dimensions	9(in) x 6(in)
Shipping weight	571(g)
Status	ACTIVE TITLE

Lesley Choyce

Lesley Choyce lives at Lawrencetown Beach and is the author of 65 books including The Coasts of Canada, a history of the country’s shorelines. He has also edited a companion volume to Nova Scotia: Shaped by the Sea titled Nova Scotia: A Traveler’s Companion.

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