Nimbus Publishing

1917 Halifax Explosion and American Response, is the captivating story of Canada'sworst disaster and American relief efforts. Survivor's accounts, newspaperarticles, and official reports reveal the heartwarming stories of the doctors,nurses, relief workers, and ordinary citizens who came to the aid of the devastated city of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Magic of Christmas is always felt strongly in the Maritimes. This collection of yuletide stories is a mixture of true seasonal remembrances and fictional imaginings of the holiday season. Contributions are from over 20 Maritime writers, and touch on all the things that make Christmas so special: traditions, reunions with family and friends, th …

The legendary schooner fishing days are gone forever from the coast of Nova Scotia, but the spirit of those days, and the hard and heroic men who endured them, lives on in the stories and photographs of A Portrait of Lunenburg County.

Stripped of romantic myths, told without editorial comment in the stark and simple words of fishermen themselves, he …

The Acadian Star competition is the biggest thing to ever happen in Meg Gallant's small Cape Breton town. Meg dreams of performing onstage with her best friend Nève. If they're lucky, they might even make it to the finals in Halifax. But Meg's weird old aunt, Tante Perle, has been acting stranger and stranger-and just before the finale of the com …

The first work devoted exclusively to Acadians in Nova Scotia, this book presents a thorough study of Acadian history from the earliest days of French settlement to present-day Acadian communities. Authors Sally Ross and Alphonse Deveau draw on original seventeenth-century texts, as well as up-to-date sources. They examine the history of the Expuls …

This beautifully illustrated book profiles the architectural heritage of Nova Scotia and describes the personal and loving efforts of a number of residents to restore these fabulous buildings.

When Ahmed moves to Nova Scotia from his native Kuwait, he wants a pet. Instead he gets to help save an endangered bird, the piping plover.

Lorsqu'il vivait au Kawait, Ahmed gardait de jolis oiseaux dans une cage installee au jardin. Aujourd'hui, il vit a Dartmouth, en Nouvelle-Ecosse, dans un appartment au les animaux ne sont pas admis. Un jour, Ahmed rencontre Alice et Martine, deux gardiens des pluviers siffleurs, qui viennent parler de ces petits oiseaux a son ecole. Ahmed decide a …