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Sherman Bleakney examines the unusual physical and biological features of this region of the Bay of Fundy, home to the only successful pioneer society in North America to farm below sea level. Using original photographs, diagrams, and graphs, Bleakney shows how and why the Acadians were successful. Sods, Soil, and Spades examines the unique and elegant engineering principles and practices used by the Acadians and looks at how their culture influenced their success in mastering this marshland region.

Title Sods, soil, and spades : the Acadians at Grand Pré and their dykeland legacy / J. Sherman Bleakney.
Publisher Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press
Creation Date 2004
Notes Includes bibliographical references and index.
English
Content Front Matter -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Colour Illustrations -- Introduction -- Geology, Geography, Tides -- Tides Aspects and Effects -- Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Botanical Contribution -- The Art and Science of Dyke Construction -- Sequence of Dykeland Enclosures at Grand Pré -- 300 Years of Rising Sea Levels -- Coping With Cartographic Errors -- History of Dykelands at Six Locations -- Recent Exposures of Entombed Shorelines -- Summary and Conclusions -- Appendices -- Chronology of Various Events Pertaining to Dykelands -- Minas Basin Tidal Marsh Flora -- Persons Contacted for Information on Dyking, 1999 through 2003 -- Data Sheet: Tidal Marsh Sod-Cutting Spade -- J. Crane’s 1819 Article on Dyke Construction -- J.F. Herbin’s 1911 Notes Concerning the West Marsh -- Plowing Patterns for Crowning Dykelands -- “Deportation Creek” and the Iron Memorial: Fact or Fiction -- Source List for Early Aerial Photos, 1931–1967 -- World War II and Grand Pré, October–November 1940 -- List of Seventy-Three Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Grand Pré Dykelands -- Acadian Farming, 1605–1755 -- References -- Index
Extent 1 online resource (xxxii, 221 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Language English
Copyright Date ©2004
National Library system number 997010713773505171
MARC RECORDS
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