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BOOKS (See Details Below)
"William D. Lawrence: Complete Writings" by William Lawrence: Click Here
"Raid on the Kennetcook River" by Sir Charles Roberts: Click Here
"Hants County Loop Booklet" by the Scott Brothers (Free Download): Click Here
"The Acadian Villages of Hants County" published by HOHCA (Free Download): Click Here
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"William D. Lawrence: Complete Writings" by William Lawrence: Click Here
"Raid on the Kennetcook River" by Sir Charles Roberts: Click Here
"Hants County Loop Booklet" by the Scott Brothers (Free Download): Click Here
"The Acadian Villages of Hants County" published by HOHCA (Free Download): Click Here
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"Heroes of Hants" Mugs: Click Here
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BOOKS
" W.D. LAWRENCE: COMPLETE WRITINGS"
By William Lawrence
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The Heroes of Hants is proud to offer for sale the book: William Lawrence: Nova Scotia Shipbuilder and Anti-Confederation Campaigner. William Lawrence constructed the crowning achievement of Maritime shipbuilding, the William D. Lawrence. The W.D. was the third largest wooden ship in the world and the largest wooden ship ever built in Canada. In 1928, historian Frederick Wallace wrote about Lawrence’s achievement in building “The Great Ship”: “It was a memorable event in Canadian ship-building annals when his big ship took the water, and had it been elsewhere but in a quiet little Nova Scotia town on the banks of the Shubenacadie River, there would have been a great furor, and Lawrence’s genius and skill would have been proclaimed to the four corners of the earth.”
Lawrence not only built boats. He was also a politician for Hants County from 1863 to 1871. The historic site which commemorates Lawrence on the Historic Hants Loop is his home in Maitland, Nova Scotia which is now a museum.
Lawrence not only built boats. He was also a politician for Hants County from 1863 to 1871. The historic site which commemorates Lawrence on the Historic Hants Loop is his home in Maitland, Nova Scotia which is now a museum.
"RAID ON THE KENNETCOOK RIVER"
By Sir Charles Roberts
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"Raid on the Kennetcook River" is a stirring novel by Sir Charles Roberts that recounts the exploits of Jean Louis Le Loutre from the perspective of Pierre Lescorbeau, an Acadian youth who joins the Maritime militia after his village is burned to the ground during conflict between the Maritime militia and imperial forces from Halifax. The Maritime militia, the most powerful military force on Maritime soil during the mid-18th century, is ruled by Le Loutre from his "head-quarters" in Shubenacadie. In this work of Sir Charles, Le Loutre selects Pierre to accompany him on a mid-night raid on Kennetcook, a village on the Kennetcook River populated with settlers loyal to the imperial forces. Pierre is tasked with the destruction of the village and its inhabitants--a task meant to discourage the further inland advance of the imperial powers. Pierre finds himself unable to complete his mission when a young child from the village appeals to him for assistance. A strong bond develops that bridges the cultural differences separating Pierre and the small child.
Sir Charles was a professor of English at Kings College in Windsor, Nova Scotia before moving to New York city to pursue a literary career. Not only a writer of prose, Sir Charles is known as the "Father of Canadian Poetry".
Sir Charles was a professor of English at Kings College in Windsor, Nova Scotia before moving to New York city to pursue a literary career. Not only a writer of prose, Sir Charles is known as the "Father of Canadian Poetry".
"THE HANTS COUNTY LOOP"
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As a travelogue, “The Hants County Loop” provides the reader and potential visitor to the Hants County Loop with a pictorial overview of twelve, historical figures of note (the Heroes of Hants) that lived along the Hants County Loop. The Hants County Loop starts in Shubenacadie where it proceeds down the Shubenacadie River to Maitland and then along the Hants County Coast through the Noel Bay settlement to the Avon River and the towns of Windsor and Hantsport. The Loop is best traveled over a three day period: the first day you travel along the Shubenacadie River (the largest river in Nova Scotia); the second day you tour the Hants County Coast (location of the world’s largest tides); and, the third day you explore the quaint towns along the Avon River.
"THE ACADIAN VILLAGES OF HANTS COUNTY"
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Hants County has become a "hot bed" of archeological research devoted to recovering our Acadian heritage which in many instances has been lost beneath 250 years of history. Such research is profoundly changing our understanding of who we are and what it means to call Hants County "home". This booklet highlights 12 villages in Hants County that have been targeted for archeological investigation. Some of these villages like "Noel" and "Cheverie" continue to bear Acadian names; but, some of these villages like "Ville Rivet" have been forgotten and only recently "recovered" through the work of one of several archeological projects underway in the County. The booklet provides up to date findings that such archeological projects are uncovering. The booklet will grow in size and depth as new discoveries are uncovered.