| Maritime Firsts |
| Historic Events, Inventions and Achievements |
| Dan Soucoup |
Dan Soucoup brings together for the first time a lively,
inspiring book profiling great inventors and leaders as
well as the Maritime events that were pivotal turning
points in history. Documented are the Mi'kmaq sea
canoe, John Patch's revolutionary ship propeller and
William Parks' cotton empire.
Also presented is the first Canadian to play Major
League baseball, the real story behind the origins of
hockey, Canada's first feature-length motion picture, our
first waterfront union and more. Maritime Firsts will
appeal to anyone with a fascination for business,
technology, the arts, medicine, the military and unusual
details of regional history.
inspiring book profiling great inventors and leaders as
well as the Maritime events that were pivotal turning
points in history. Documented are the Mi'kmaq sea
canoe, John Patch's revolutionary ship propeller and
William Parks' cotton empire.
Also presented is the first Canadian to play Major
League baseball, the real story behind the origins of
hockey, Canada's first feature-length motion picture, our
first waterfront union and more. Maritime Firsts will
appeal to anyone with a fascination for business,
technology, the arts, medicine, the military and unusual
details of regional history.
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| Prince Edward Island people and events included in Maritime Firsts are: the first undersea telegraph cable, holey dollar, Thomas Hall's Farm Machinery, Silver Fox Ranching, Oldest Drug Store, The Baby Safe device, confederation conference, first woman elected Premier, first consolidated school, first large-scale tenant league, and first client-owned bank. |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Introduction Chronology Historical Achievements Communication Arts Transportation Business Food and Drink Energy and Mining Health and Medicine Politics Education Sports Religion Social Rights Military Bibliography Index |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR Dan Soucoup |
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