Halifax: The First 250 Years

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Formac Publishing Company, Jan 1, 1999 - History - 192 pages

For more than two and a half centuries Halifax has experienced both war and peace, growing from a frontier outpost to one of Canada's most appealing and forward-looking cities.

For many years the fate of the city was determined by the rivalries among Britain, France, and the United States: conflict meant prosperity for Halifax in 1812 and again during the U.S. Civil War. During the Victorian era Halifax enjoyed lively commerce and manufacturing and an active and progressive social and cultural life. The early decades of the twentieth century, punctuated by economic depression, world war and the devastation of the 1917 Explosion, were difficult for the city. It was not until the 1960s that Halifax started to prosper again, its growth fuelled by government policies and trends favouring urbanization.

Halifax: The First 250 Years brings together extensive research into the diversity of the city's development with more than 300 illustrations, many in colour, providing a vivid portrait of the city and its diverse residents through the years.

 

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Contents

Acknowledgments
4
Introduction
5
Chapter 1 Frontier Settlement 17491774
8
Chapter 2 The War Years 17741815
23
Chapter 3 The Challenges of Peace 18151841
43
Chapter 4 Seaport City 18411871
67
Chapter 5 Industrial Aspirant 18711901
92
Chapter 6 Progressive Halifax 19011918
117
Chapter 7 Wrestling with Adversity 19181945
138
Chapter 8 Urban Renewal 19461980
160
Chapter 9 The New Old City 19801999
179
Endnotes
190
Index
191
Copyright

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Africville American Anglican Barrington Street became Bedford Bedford Basin began British Brunswick building Canada Canadian centre century Chebucto Church Citadel Citadel Hill citizens City of Halifax city’s civilian Club Cogswell colonial construction continued Dalhousie Dalhousie University Dartmouth decades dominated downtown early economic established example facilities factory federal French garrison George George Hick governor Halifax harbour Halifax Regional Municipality Haligonians housing immigrants industry institutions John labour lived located Loyalists major manufacturing Maritime Mary’s mayor merchant Mi’kmaq middle class military municipal naval yard Navy north end North West Arm Nova Scotia Nova Scotia’s capital organizations Park peninsula Pier 21 political population port Protestant provincial railway reform Regional residents role Roman Catholic Royal Scotia Square social Society Spring Garden Road suburban Toronto town town’s trade Uniacke urban vessels wartime Wentworth women workers

About the author (1999)

JUDITH FINGARD taught history until recently at Dalhousie University. She is the author of several books on Halifax history including The Dark Side of Life in Victorian Halifax. JANET GUILDFORD teaches history at St. Mary’s University and, until recently, at Mount Saint Vincent University. She is co-editor of the book Separate Spheres: Women’s Worlds in the 19th Century Maritimes. DAVID SUTHERLAND teaches history at Dalhousie and contributed many entries to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography. He has published many articles on aspects of Halifax history.

Bibliographic information

TitleHalifax: The First 250 Years
AuthorsJudith Fingard, Janet Guildford, David Sutherland
Editionillustrated
PublisherFormac Publishing Company, 1999
ISBN088780490X, 9780887804908
Length192 pages
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History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
History / Canada / General
History / Canada / Provincial, Territorial & Local / Atlantic Provinces (NB, NL, NS, PE)
  
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