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Islands of New Brunswick; living between the tides

Islands of New Brunswick; living between the tides Paperback - 2013

by Mitcham, Allison

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Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2013. Book. As New. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. pictorial paper, v, 170 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits , an extraordinary collection of essays that illuminates the social and cultural histories behind New Brunswick's islands. Exposed are the complexities of island history, from the Aboriginal peoples of Indian Island to the generations of lighthouse keeping on Miscou, to the tragic quarantine history of Passamaquoddy's Hospital Island (Partridge Island). Industrious islands, from the once-lucrative quarries of Grindstone Island, to the still-flourishing fisheries of Grand Manan are also investigated, as well as the mysterious histories behind the now-uninhabited Heron and Shediac Islands..
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  • Title Islands of New Brunswick; living between the tides
  • Author Mitcham, Allison
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 170
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Nimbus Publishing, Halifax
  • Date 2013
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1125558755
  • ISBN 9781771080224 / 1771080221
  • Weight 0.4 lbs (0.18 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 1.52 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Canadian
  • Library of Congress subjects New Brunswick - History, Nouveau-Brunswick - Histoire
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013432809
  • Dewey Decimal Code 971.51

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About the author

Allison Mitcham has had her prose and poetry published in many Canadian and American publications. As well she is the author of 18 books. The focus of 8 of these is Atlantic Canada where she has lived for 37 years. After 20 years of teaching literature at the University of Moncton, she retired in 1988 to write full time. In 1992 she was awarded the title of professor emeritus by the University of Moncton. In 1994, Allison Mitcham received British Columbia's Lieutentant Governor's medal and the British Columbia Historical Federation's prize for Taku, the Heart of North America's Last Great Wilderness.