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Sods, soil, and spades : the Acadians at Grand Prâe and their dykeland legacy /

"Sherman Bleakney employs his knowledge as a marine biologist to examine the unusual physical and biological features of the environment at Grand Pre, features that encouraged dyke construction as a viable alternative to clearing forested upland terrain." "Among many others, topics di...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bleakney, J. Sherman (John Sherman)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal, Que. : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2004.
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505 0 |a Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Colour Illustrations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Geology, Geography, and Tides -- 3 Tidal Aspects and Effects -- 4 Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Botanical Contribution -- 5 The Art and Science of Dyke Construction -- 6 Sequence of Dykeland Enclosures at Grand Pré -- 7 300 Years of Rising Sea Levels -- 8 Coping With Cartographic Errors -- 9 History of Dykelands at Six Locations -- 10 Recent Exposures of Entombed Shorelines -- Summary and Conclusions -- APPENDICES 
505 8 |a 1 Chronology of Various Events Pertaining to Dykelands2 Minas Basin Tidal Marsh Flora -- 3 Persons Contacted for Information on Dyking -- 4 Data Sheet: Tidal Marsh Sod-Cutting Spade -- 5 J. Crane's 1819 Article on Dyke Construction -- 6 J.F. Herbin's 1911 Notes Concerning the West Marsh -- 7 Plowing Patterns for Crowning Dykelands -- 8 Deportation Creek and the Iron Cross Memorial -- 9 Source List for Early Aerial Photos, 1931â€?1967 -- 10 World War II and Grand Pré, Octoberâ€?November 1940 
505 8 |a 11 List of Seventy-Three Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Grand Pré Dykelands12 Acadian Farming, 1605â€?1755 -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W 
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