Author: Canadian Board on Geographical Names
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Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Place-names of Prince Edward Island with Meanings
Author: Canadian Board on Geographical Names
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Names, Geographical
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Catalogue of the Harlem Library
Author: Harlem Library, New York
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Time and a Place
Author: Edward MacDonald
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773598731
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
With its long and well-documented history, Prince Edward Island makes a compelling case study for thousands of years of human interaction with a specific ecosystem. The pastoral landscapes, red sandstone cliffs, and small fishing villages of Canada’s “garden province” are appealing because they appear timeless, but they are as culturally constructed as they are shaped by the ebb and flow of the tides. Bringing together experts from a multitude of disciplines, the essays in Time and a Place explore the island’s marine and terrestrial environment from its prehistory to its recent past. Beginning with PEI’s history as a blank slate – a land scraped by ice and then surrounded by rising seas – this mosaic of essays documents the arrival of flora, fauna, and humans, and the different ways these inhabitants have lived in this place over time. The collection offers policy insights for the province while also informing broader questions about the value of islands and other geographically bounded spaces for the study of environmental history and the crafting of global sustainability. Putting PEI at the forefront of Canadian environmental history, Time and a Place is a remarkable accomplishment that will be eagerly received and read by historians, geographers, scholars of Canadian and island studies, and environmentalists.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773598731
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
With its long and well-documented history, Prince Edward Island makes a compelling case study for thousands of years of human interaction with a specific ecosystem. The pastoral landscapes, red sandstone cliffs, and small fishing villages of Canada’s “garden province” are appealing because they appear timeless, but they are as culturally constructed as they are shaped by the ebb and flow of the tides. Bringing together experts from a multitude of disciplines, the essays in Time and a Place explore the island’s marine and terrestrial environment from its prehistory to its recent past. Beginning with PEI’s history as a blank slate – a land scraped by ice and then surrounded by rising seas – this mosaic of essays documents the arrival of flora, fauna, and humans, and the different ways these inhabitants have lived in this place over time. The collection offers policy insights for the province while also informing broader questions about the value of islands and other geographically bounded spaces for the study of environmental history and the crafting of global sustainability. Putting PEI at the forefront of Canadian environmental history, Time and a Place is a remarkable accomplishment that will be eagerly received and read by historians, geographers, scholars of Canadian and island studies, and environmentalists.
The Survey Gazetteer of the British Isles, Topographical, Statistical, and Commercial
Author: John George Bartholomew
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1070
Book Description
The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum: Appendix. General history of the Department of Zoology from 1856 to 1895
Author: British Museum (Natural History)
Publisher:
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Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural history
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments of the British Museum...
Author: British Museum (Natural History)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 794
Book Description
Gazetteer of the British Isles
Author: John Bartholomew
Publisher: Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
Publisher: Edinburgh, Adam & Charles Black
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 1000
Book Description
A Practical Dictionary of the French and English Languages ...
Author: Léon Contanseau
Publisher:
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 990
Book Description
Report of the State Superintendent of Public Schools of the State of Maine for the School Year Ending ...
Author: Maine. State Superintendent of Public Schools
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 1094
Book Description
Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland
Author: William Kirwin
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773567410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Byrne, Chaffey, Fahey, Fizzard, Fudge, Grouchy, Hynes, Inkpen, Lyver, McLaughlin, Miles, Murphy, Puddester, Quirk -- the names themselves are evocative of Newfoundland. Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland traces the origins of almost 3,000 surnames found on the Island and provides an engaging and comprehensive collection of etymology, genealogy, and Newfoundland history. The introduction presents a fascinating discussion of the history and linguistic origins of surnames found in Newfoundland, which come from many different cultures, notably English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese, and Mi'kmaq. The main body of the book comprises a dictionary of surnames in the province based on data collected from provincial voting lists, family records, government documents, and newspaper reports dating back to the seventeenth century. Each entry includes variant spellings and cross-references of the surname, the countries in which the name originated, and its meaning. Newfoundland place names associated with the surname are also given. The book also includes a ranking of the most common surnames in Newfoundland and a comparative analysis of the frequency of surnames in Scotland, Ireland, England, and Newfoundland. Originally published in 1977, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland is a unique reference work, giving Newfoundlanders, both in the province and away, a fascinating look at their roots. This edition incorporates a number of additions and corrections and has been completely reset in a sturdier and more convenient format. It will be of great use to individuals tracing their ancestors and to genealogists researching early settlers in Newfoundland.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773567410
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Byrne, Chaffey, Fahey, Fizzard, Fudge, Grouchy, Hynes, Inkpen, Lyver, McLaughlin, Miles, Murphy, Puddester, Quirk -- the names themselves are evocative of Newfoundland. Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland traces the origins of almost 3,000 surnames found on the Island and provides an engaging and comprehensive collection of etymology, genealogy, and Newfoundland history. The introduction presents a fascinating discussion of the history and linguistic origins of surnames found in Newfoundland, which come from many different cultures, notably English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish, French, Syrian, Lebanese, and Mi'kmaq. The main body of the book comprises a dictionary of surnames in the province based on data collected from provincial voting lists, family records, government documents, and newspaper reports dating back to the seventeenth century. Each entry includes variant spellings and cross-references of the surname, the countries in which the name originated, and its meaning. Newfoundland place names associated with the surname are also given. The book also includes a ranking of the most common surnames in Newfoundland and a comparative analysis of the frequency of surnames in Scotland, Ireland, England, and Newfoundland. Originally published in 1977, Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland is a unique reference work, giving Newfoundlanders, both in the province and away, a fascinating look at their roots. This edition incorporates a number of additions and corrections and has been completely reset in a sturdier and more convenient format. It will be of great use to individuals tracing their ancestors and to genealogists researching early settlers in Newfoundland.