The History of Kings County Nova Scotia Heart of the Acadian Land: Giving a Sketch of the French and Their Expulsion; And a History of the New England Planters Who Came in Their Stead; With Many Genealogies 1604-1910 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of Kings County Nova Scotia Heart of the Acadian Land: Giving a Sketch of the French and Their Expulsion; And a History of the New England Planters Who Came in Their Stead; With Many Genealogies 1604-1910<br><br>To several persons in and out of the county for material aid in the writing of this book the author desires here strongly to express his thanks. Major Robert William Starr of Wolfville has the widest knowledge of any person living in the county of the general details of the county''s history and from first to last the author has had Major Starr''s cordial and most important help. To Mr. John Burgess Calkin LL.D. of Truro Mr. John Elihu Wood worth of Berwick Hon. Judge Savary the accomplished editor and part author of the valuable calnek-savary History of Annapolis; to Harry Piers Esq. of Halifax Miss Donohue Acting Librarian of the Nova Scotia Historical Society the Rev. Edward Manning Saunders D.D. of Halifax Mr. Gustavus E. Bishop of Greenwich Mr. John E. Chapman of Boston and in connection with the chapter on authors and literature the Rev. Arthur John Lockhart of Winter port Maine the author owes deep debts of gratitude. For con tinual inspiration and suggestion he owes much also to his cousin Dr. Benjamin Rand of Harvard University one of the best friends Nova Scotia and indeed Canada at large has in the United States. By his cousins Ralph Samuel Eaton and Mrs. Wilford Henry Chip. Man of Kentville the author has also been helped in important ways.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.