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  • The Bell Family in Baddeck

    Judith Tulloch
    A warm and inviting picture-album look at the life and work of Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell during their years in Nova Scotia.
    $19.95, Paperback

  • The Haligonians

    Roma Senn

    Nothing illustrates the dynamic history of the towns that make up Halifax Regional Municipality better than the lives of the men and women who have called it home. The behind-the-scenes history of Halifax, Dartmouth and Bedford comes to life in this collection of insightful stories.

    $14.95, Paperback

  • The Age of Sail

    Formac Publishing Company Limited
    In this beautifully illustrated volume, marine historian Stanley Spicer recaptures the age of sail and its many colourful characters.
    $24.95, Paperback

  • Half-Hearted Enemies

    John Boileau

    Author John Boileau explores the involvement of Nova Scotia in the War of 1812 and the provinces' spoils, and casualties, of the war.

    $22.95, Paperback

  • Hurricane Juan

    Donald J. McLeod
    For anyone who wants to relive that September night, this book serves as a record and a reminder of how when the weather is at its worst, Nova Scotians are often at their best.
    $9.95, Paperback

  • Bold Privateers

    Roger Marsters
    Bold Privateers is a collection of fascinating stories of the era's notorious privateers. It recalls the exploits of privateer captains, their fortunes and failures, reveals the importance of booty hunting during war.
    $24.95, Paperback

  • Explosion in Halifax Harbour

    David B. Flemming
    This book offers a definitive account of the Halifax explosion and its aftermath, and the most extensive collection of images - many in colour - available in print.
    $24.95, Paperback

  • Fastest in the World

    John Boileau
    $24.95, Paperback

  • All Call Iona Home, 1800 - 1950

    S. MacNeil
    Since it was first published in 1979, this genealogical study has been useful to many thousands of descendants who have traced their roots to Cape Breton immigration in the early nineteenth century.
    $19.95, Paperback

  • The Artists' Halifax

    Mora Dianne O'Neill

    An authority in historical works of art, Mora Dianne O'Neill offers a collection of more than 100 fine works of art which show Halifax at many stages in its development.

    $24.95, Paperback

  • Halifax's Northwest Arm

    Heather Watts, Michele Raymond

    Authors Michele Raymond and Heather Watts revisit the history of the Northwest Arm from the Victorian era, exploring its industrial and recreational importance in this lavishly illustrated book.

    $29.95, Hardcover

  • Heritage Houses of Nova Scotia

    Stephen Archibald, Sheila Stevenson

     Best published book of the year!

    This is the first full-colour book on Nova Scotia's heritage homes. It features beautiful buildings from across the province. Heritage Houses of Nova Scotia explores eastern Canada's rich cultural heritage.

    $35.00, Paperback

  • Horse-Drawn Carriages and Sleighs

    Peter Dickinson, Richard Wilbur, Brian Atkinson

    This full-colour book focuses on the full range of vehicles North America's craft-men laboured over -- from the impressive opera bus to the more practical ox wagon.

    $19.95, Paperback

  • Westcountrymen in Prince Edward's Isle

    Basil Greenhill, Ann Giffard, Marven Moore
    This unique study of local history was first published in 1967 and was jointly executed by this husband-and-wife team. It explains why, when Britain was cut off from supplies of wood in Europe, shipbuilding suddenly took hold in Canada.
    $24.95, Paperback

  • The Dreadful Truth: The Halifax Citadel

    Vicki Grant, Graham Pilsworth
    In her book, Vicki Grant reveals lots of surprising and funny facts about what life was like at the Halifax Citadel in the late 1800s. It's history with a twist.
    $8.95, Paperback
    Interest ages: 8-13

  • The Maroons in Nova Scotia

    John N. Grant, Dr. Henry Bishop
    This lively and well-documented account illuminates an important passage in African-Canadian history, combining historical records and modern research to present a portrait of the times, the people and the events that comprise the Maroons' saga in Nova Scotia.
    $22.95, Paperback

  • Shipwreck Treasures

    Roger Marsters
    Illustrated in colour with artifacts, underwater photography and historical visuals, Shipwreck Treasures tracks four centuries of marine disasters on Canada's eastern seaboard.
    $24.95, Paperback

  • Discovering New Brunswick

    H. A. Eiselt, Marianne Eiselt
    Discovering New Brunswick is an engaging, full-colour excursion through New Brunswick's uniquely beautiful landscapes.
    $16.95, Paperback

  • Oak Island Secrets

    Mark Finnan
    Updated with information on the results of recent high-tech underwater scans, Oak Island Secrets offers a complete and up-to-date account of Canada's most puzzling and intriguing historical and archaeological mystery.
    $19.95, Paperback

  • The Halifax Citadel

    Brian Cuthbertson, Julian Beveridge
    This book offers background on the Halifax Citadel and its history, exploring the lives of soldiers and their families stationed in Hailfax in the 19th century.
    $16.95, Paperback
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