{"product_id":"nova-scotias-historic-ferries-joan-dawson-9781774714737","title":"Nova Scotia's Historic Ferries: The Boats That Bridged the Province","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNarrative, photo-filled historical guide to Nova Scotia's historic ferries from author of \u003ci\u003eNova Scotia's Historic Harbours\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNova Scotia's Lost Communities\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNova Scotia is a peninsula--almost an island--with a meandering coastline and a crisscrossing network of rivers. For both Indigenous people and settlers, these rivers have often served as highways, but they've also sometimes been major obstacles to travel. Inevitably, as travel increased in the province, a demand for ferry services over many of its bodies of water grew.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the mid-nineteenth century, ferries over rivers and harbours, across straits and out to islands, and to neighbouring provinces became indispensable in the province. The original ferryboats were rowed, sometimes towing scows for carrying horses, buggies, cattle, or sheep. Over the years, rowboats were replaced by sailboats, steamboats, or motorboats, and today's few remaining ferries are diesel operated. Today, most of Nova Scotia's former ferries have been replaced with bridges or causeways.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith thirty historical images and thirty-five helpful maps, and from the author of numerous titles in the \"Shaping Nova Scotia\" series, \u003ci\u003eNova Scotia's Historic Ferries: The Boats that Bridged the Province\u003c\/i\u003e explores the fascinating history of more than forty of Nova Scotia's ferries, the people who operated them, and the communities they served.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Dawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774714736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774714737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nimbus Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.39w x 0.40d","brand":"Joan Dawson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48114049188095,"sku":"9781774714737","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d79ec38e-4ccd-4e02-a972-95ad680cfb38.jpg?v=1769618787","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nova-scotias-historic-ferries-joan-dawson-9781774714737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}