Sods, soil, and spades : the Acadians at Grand Prae and their dykeland legacy /
"Sherman Bleakney employs his knowledge as a marine biologist to examine the unusual physical and biological features of the environment at Grand Pre, features that encouraged dyke construction as a viable alternative to clearing forested upland terrain." "Among many others, topics di...
| Основен автор: | Bleakney, J. Sherman |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
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Montreal, Que. :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
℗♭2004.
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Print version::
Sods, soil, and spades. |
Съдържание:
- ""Contents""; ""Figures and Tables""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Colour Illustrations""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Geology, Geography, and Tides""; ""3 Tidal Aspects and Effects""; ""4 Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Botanical Contribution""; ""5 The Art and Science of Dyke Construction""; ""6 Sequence of Dykeland Enclosures at Grand PrA℗♭""; ""7 300 Years of Rising Sea Levels""; ""8 Coping With Cartographic Errors""; ""9 History of Dykelands at Six Locations""; ""10 Recent Exposures of Entombed Shorelines""; ""Summary and Conclusions""; ""APPENDICES""
- ""1 Chronology of Various Events Pertaining to Dykelands""""2 Minas Basin Tidal Marsh Flora""; ""3 Persons Contacted for Information on Dyking""; ""4 Data Sheet: Tidal Marsh Sod-Cutting Spade""; ""5 J. Crane's 1819 Article on Dyke Construction""; ""6 J.F. Herbin's 1911 Notes Concerning the West Marsh""; ""7 Plowing Patterns for Crowning Dykelands""; ""8 ""Deportation Creek"" and the Iron Cross Memorial""; ""9 Source List for Early Aerial Photos, 1931�1967""; ""10 World War II and Grand Pré, October�November 1940""
- ""11 List of Seventy-Three Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Grand Pré Dykelands""""12 Acadian Farming, 1605�1755""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""W""