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THE HALIFAX CITADEL, 1825-60: A NARRATIVE AND STRUCTURAL HISTORY. CANADIAN HISTORIC SITES NO. 17. by Greenough, John Joseph

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THE HALIFAX CITADEL, 1825-60:  A NARRATIVE AND STRUCTURAL HISTORY.  CANADIAN HISTORIC SITES NO. 17. by Greenough, John Joseph

THE HALIFAX CITADEL, 1825-60: A NARRATIVE AND STRUCTURAL HISTORY. CANADIAN HISTORIC SITES NO. 17.

by Greenough, John Joseph

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National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, 1977. 199 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H), soft cover. B&w maps, plans, photographs, reproductions, drawings, tables. Contents: Glossary of Fortifications Terms used in this Report; Abstact; Acknowledgements; Introduction; "....we have nothing on Citadel Hill but a heap of ruins...."; The Bureaucratic Process; Colonel Nicholls's Citadel; "I now think I made a little too free with the Climate...."; Truth and Consequences; Imbroglios; Colonel Calder Revises; "....the Necessity of Remedying the leakage. . . . " ; " . . ..and keep your powder dry!"; The Very Model of a Modern Major General; Of Mr. McCully's Cow and Other Matters; Epilogue; Appendices: Ordnance Staff and Officers Commanding at Halifax; The Trace; Cavalier; Magazines; Casemates; Drai na ge ; Wa ll s ; Th e Gate and Bridge; The Sally Ports; Ravelins; Armament; General Plan Bibliography; Endnotes; Selected Bibliograpy. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very light rubbing, 2 light scratches o n f ron t cov er. Ve ry Go od.
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  • Publisher National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs, Ottawa, 1977.
  • Keywords Halifax Citadel, Forts, Fortifications, Colonel Nicholls, Calder, Ordnance, Trace, Cavalier, Magazines, Casemates, Drainage, Walls, Gates, Bridges, Sally ports, Ravelins, Armament, Plans, Escarps, Vauban.

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The Halifax Citadel, 1825-60: A Narrative and Structural History - Canadian Historic Sites: #17...

The Halifax Citadel, 1825-60: A Narrative and Structural History - Canadian Historic Sites: #17 Occasional Papers in Archaeology and History

by Greenough, John Joseph

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Ottawa: Government of Canada, 1977. Book. Illus. by Mercer, A.C. (cover). Fair. Paperback. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 199 pages. Bibliography. Endnotes. Glossary. Select Bibliography. Numerous appendices. Illustrated in black and white. "Discusses the history of the permanent fortress at Halifax, the background in which it took place, and the structure of the fortress and its individual components." - from Abstract. Printed upon glossy stock. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. A sound reference copy..
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