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

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"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.
Temas:
Dikes (Engineering) > Nova Scotia > Grand Pré Region > History.
Acadians > Nova Scotia > Grand Pré Region > History.
Reclamation of land > Nova Scotia > Grand Pré Region > History.
Salt marshes > Nova Scotia > Grand Pré Region > History.
Digues > Nouvelle-Écosse > Grand Pré, Région de > Histoire.
Acadiens > Nouvelle-Écosse > Grand Pré, Région de > Histoire.
Améliorations foncières > Nouvelle-Écosse > Grand Pré, Région de > Histoire.
Marais littoraux > Nouvelle-Écosse > Grand Pré, Région de > Histoire.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Hydraulics.
HISTORY > Canada > General.
Acadians
Dikes (Engineering)
Reclamation of land
Salt marshes
Grand Pré Region (N.S.) > History
Grand Pré, Région de (N.-É.) > Histoire.
History
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 11 List of Seventy-Three Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Grand Pré Dykelands12 Acadian Farming, 1605â€?1755
  • References
  • Index
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