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- Location(s): Halifax NS
- Genre(s): Nonfiction
- Era(s): World War I
The events of the horrific Halifax explosion are well documented: on December 6, 1917, the French munitions ship Mont Blanc and the Belgian relief ship Imo collide in the Halifax harbour. Nearly 2,000 people are killed; over 9,000 more...
- Location(s): Halifax NS
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Late 18th Century
Nova Scotia 1796. Cora, an orphan newly arrived from Jamaica, has never felt cold like this. In the depths of winter, everyone in her community huddles together in their homes to keep warm. So when she sees a shadow...
- Location(s): Halifax NS, Nova Scotia
- Genre(s): Young Adult
- Era(s): Starts in 1873, comes up to present day
Historical fiction set in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It’s classified as a “young adult” book, but it was a joy to read. Very well written. I had a much better knowledge of the history of that part of Canada. Made...
- Location(s): Churchill, Halifax NS
- Genre(s): Historical
- Era(s): 1920s
It is 1927. Young Peter Duvett has accepted a job as an assistant to the elusive portraitist Vienna Linn, in the remote town of Churchill, Manitoba. Across Canada, Linn has been arranging and photographing gruesome accidents for the private...
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