Description
The newest addition to the Images of Our Past series, Sable Island in Black and White is a fascinating look at day-to-day life on Nova Scotia’s most secluded outpost during the nineteenth century. Travel back in time to 1884 when author Jill Martin-Bouteillier’s great aunt, Trixie, was growing up on this isolated spit of sand 160 kilometres from the North American mainland. Trixie’s father, Robert Jarvis (R. J.) Bouteillier, was Sable Island’s superintendent, acting on behalf of the Nova Scotia government as lawmaker, doctor, dispenser of stores, and, most importantly, head of lifesaving.
This narrative history accented by more than 100 black and white family photographs of the island’s famous shipwrecks, wild horses, and visitors tells the incredible true story of a stalwart group of ordinary people who called Sable Island home.
Additional information
Weight | 260 g |
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Dimensions | 6.5 × 9.25 in |
Binding | Paperback |
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Date Published | April 20 2016 |
Awards this title has won | Atlantic Book Award, Dartmouth Book Award for Non-fiction Shortlisted Atlantic Book Awards, Democracy 250 Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing |
Status | ACTIVE TITLE |
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No of Pages | 136 |
Page Count | 136 |
ISBN | 9781771083812 |