At the ocean's edge : a history of Nova Scotia to Confederation / Margaret Conrad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Conrad, Margaret, author.

Contributor:

Conrad, Margaret, Contributor.

Series:

Studies in Atlantic Canada History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nova Scotia--History--To 1763.

Nova Scotia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (456 pages)

Place of Publication:

Toronto, Ontario ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, [2020]

Summary:

At the Ocean’s Edge offers a vibrant account of Nova Scotia’s colonial history, situating it in an early and dramatic chapter in the expansion of Europe. Between 1450 and 1850, various processes – sometimes violent, often judicial, rarely conclusive – transferred power first from Indigenous societies to the French and British empires, and then to European settlers and their descendants who claimed the land as their own. This book not only brings Nova Scotia’s struggles into sharp focus but also unpacks the intellectual and social values that took root in the region. By the time that Nova Scotia became a province of the Dominion of Canada in 1867, its multicultural peoples, including Mi’kmaq, Acadian, African, and British, had come to a grudging, unequal, and often contested accommodation among themselves. Written in accessible and spirited prose, the narrative follows larger trends through the experiences of colourful individuals who grappled with expulsion, genocide, and war to establish the institutions, relationships, and values that still shape Nova Scotia’s identity.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Figures, Maps, and Tables

Acknowledgments

Keep On Keepin’ On…

Introduction

Chapter One. Ancient History

Chapter Two. Mi’kma’ki

Chapter Three. Sixteenth-Century Encounters, 1497–1605

Chapter Four. Colonial Initiatives, 1605–1670

Chapter Five. Louis XIV’s Acadie, 1670–1713

Chapter Six. Contested Terrains, 1713–1749

Chapter Seven. Reinventing Nova Scotia, 1749–1775

Chapter Eight. The Great Divide, 1775–1792

Chapter Nine. Entering the Nineteenth Century, 1792–1820

Chapter Ten. Bluenoses and Britons, 1820–1854

Chapter Eleven. Making Progress, 1820–1864

Chapter Twelve. Confederation and Its Discontents, 1864–1873

Afterword

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4875-3269-5

1-4875-3268-7

OCLC:

1129120681