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

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

Title:

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

Author:

Bleakney, J. Sherman (John Sherman)

ISBN:

9780773528161

Personal Author:

Bleakney, J. Sherman (John Sherman)

Publication Information:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2004.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 221 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject Term:

Dikes (Engineering) -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Prâe Region -- History.

Acadians -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Prâe Region -- History.

Reclamation of land -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Prâe Region -- History.

Salt marshes -- Nova Scotia -- Grand Prâe Region -- History.

Digues -- Nouvelle-âEcosse -- Grand Prâe, Râegion de -- Histoire.

Acadiens -- Nouvelle-âEcosse -- Grand Prâe, Râegion de -- Histoire.

Amâeliorations fonciáeres -- Nouvelle-âEcosse -- Grand Prâe, Râegion de -- Histoire.

Marais littoraux -- Nouvelle-âEcosse -- Grand Prâe, Râegion de -- Histoire.

Geographic Term:

Grand Prâe Region (N.S.) -- History.

Grand Prâe, Râegion de (N.-âE.) -- Histoire.

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This is a detailed account of how early Acadian settlers turned the Grand Pre tidal marshes into fertile farming land. It also explores the unique and elegant engineering principles and practices used by the Acadians and looks at how their culture influenced their success in mastering this marshland region."

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