Roxbury
Return to a Ghost Town
by Dave Whitman
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Pub Date May 16 2015 | Archive Date Aug 17 2015
Smith Publicity | Bailey Chase Books
Description
Roxbury: Return to a Ghost Town is my second book about an abandoned and lost Settlement in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. Lost in the Woods: The Lure and History of Roxbury was written and published in 2002. Its success and popularity generated the second book, published this past May. Old and abandoned settlements seem to attract a large number of people. There are hundreds of these lost and sometimes forgotten places across our nation. Everybody has a "Roxbury" that they have heard of or maybe have seen and always want to know more about. Nova Scotia's Roxbury just happens to be one of those places that has attracted interest from the general public and the media.
The book traces the history of the area from the early Mi'kmaq through to the present day where the Provincial government has designated the Settlement as a Provincial Park Reserve.
Roxbury was first settled by French Acadian. The first Loyalist, Thomas Durland, carved our a meager existence in the early 1800's. The settlement flourished with lumbering and mixed farming until the early 1900's. It became, more or less, a ghost town in the 1920's. The only remnants today are stone walls, foundations and two graveyards. In its prime, Roxbury was home to twelve families with a population of sixty seven.
The book traces the history of the area from the early Mi'kmaq through to the present day where the Provincial government has designated the Settlement as a Provincial Park Reserve.
Roxbury was first settled by French Acadian. The first Loyalist, Thomas Durland, carved our a meager existence in the early 1800's. The settlement flourished with lumbering and mixed farming until the early 1900's. It became, more or less, a ghost town in the 1920's. The only remnants today are stone walls, foundations and two graveyards. In its prime, Roxbury was home to twelve families with a population of sixty seven.
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Author Bio: Born in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. Attended Acadia University and graduated with a BA(English) and a B Ed in 1970. Taught school in Halifax for a few years before moving back to the family farm in Paradise, Annapolis County. Taught school here until retirement. My wife, Paulette, also a writer, wrote for Scholastic Canada for several years and was published seven times. She was very much involved in the Whole Language movement. She is also a retired teacher.
I first published Lost in the Woods in 2002. Since then we have written and published fourteen books. Although mostly of local interest, some have had universal appeal. (You may refer to the web site) Bailey Chase Books is our own self-publishing business here in Paradise. And yes, Paradise is a real place, situated in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Our daughters, both teachers, are part of the editing process. It is a family based operation.
I first published Lost in the Woods in 2002. Since then we have written and published fourteen books. Although mostly of local interest, some have had universal appeal. (You may refer to the web site) Bailey Chase Books is our own self-publishing business here in Paradise. And yes, Paradise is a real place, situated in the Annapolis Valley of Nova Scotia. Our daughters, both teachers, are part of the editing process. It is a family based operation.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9780991934423 |
| PRICE | $25.00 (USD) |
