About J. Sherman Bleakney J. Sherman Bleakney is a retired professor of biology, Acadia University, living in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Prior to teaching, he was curator of amphibians, reptiles, and fish at the National Museum of Canada, Ottawa. Books by J. Sherman Bleakney Sods, Soil, and Spades The Acadians at Grand Pré and Their Dykeland Legacy by (author) J. Sherman Bleakney