| A Maritimer's Miscellany |
| Fascinating Facts about Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island |
| Clary Croft |
A Maritimer’s Miscellany is a new collection of popular facts
and trivia about the Maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island) from Maritime
researcher Clary Croft. Separated into various thematic
chapters - customs, fashion, food and drink, work and money,
people, the sea - this book covers a wide range of unusual
points of interest.
There are facts about everything and everyone Maritime -
from Mi’kmaq traditions and geographic oddities to Joseph
Smallwood and uncommon customs.
Clary Croft has always been fascinated by Maritime history
and culture - he has been working and travelling throughout the
region for five decades.
Clary has taken his extensive research on the Maritimes and
boiled it down to tasty, bite-sized bits to satiate our appetite for
knowledge. So sit down and dig in . . . you’ll be amazed at what
you learn.
and trivia about the Maritime provinces (Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island) from Maritime
researcher Clary Croft. Separated into various thematic
chapters - customs, fashion, food and drink, work and money,
people, the sea - this book covers a wide range of unusual
points of interest.
There are facts about everything and everyone Maritime -
from Mi’kmaq traditions and geographic oddities to Joseph
Smallwood and uncommon customs.
Clary Croft has always been fascinated by Maritime history
and culture - he has been working and travelling throughout the
region for five decades.
Clary has taken his extensive research on the Maritimes and
boiled it down to tasty, bite-sized bits to satiate our appetite for
knowledge. So sit down and dig in . . . you’ll be amazed at what
you learn.
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| _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One: Shaped by the Wind and Waves Chapter Two: Maritimers Chapter Three: Sex, Politics, and Religion Chapter Four: Art, Literature, and Leisure Chapter Five: Hard Time in the Maritimes Chapter Six: By Land, Sea, and Air Chapter Seven: Making A Living Chapter Eight: Maritime Mealtimes Chapter Nine: Uniquely Maritime Bibliography |
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