| Place Names of Atlantic Canada |
| William B. Hamilton |
Based on archival research supplemented by field
studies, Place Names of Atlantic Canada is the first
volume to approach this topic from a regional
perspective. Hundreds of cross references lead the
reader to related information in all four Atlantic
Provinces. The book also breaks new ground in tracing
the evolution of names of important undersea features
on the Grand Banks and off the Nova Scotia coastline.
An ideal reference book with more than 2,000 entries
arranged alphabetically by province and aided by five
maps, Place names of Canada will appeal to anyone
interested in place naming in general and in culture and
social history of Atlantic Canada.
studies, Place Names of Atlantic Canada is the first
volume to approach this topic from a regional
perspective. Hundreds of cross references lead the
reader to related information in all four Atlantic
Provinces. The book also breaks new ground in tracing
the evolution of names of important undersea features
on the Grand Banks and off the Nova Scotia coastline.
An ideal reference book with more than 2,000 entries
arranged alphabetically by province and aided by five
maps, Place names of Canada will appeal to anyone
interested in place naming in general and in culture and
social history of Atlantic Canada.
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| "To examine the place names of Atlantic Canada is to recognize that they encompass, in the broadest outlines, a history of the region. It is also to conclude that they shed valuable light on the cultural evolution of the people who, during the far, middle, and nearer horizons of history, wrested a living for a sometimes inhospitable landscape. As windows reflect the passing scene, so, too, do the place names assigned by those who once inhabited these shores." - William B. Hamilton |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS |
Preface 1. Windows on History and Culture 2. New Brunswick 3. Newfoundland and Labrador 4. Nova Scotia 5. Prince Edward Island Bibliographical Essay |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ABOUT THE AUTHOR William Hamilton |
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