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A Halifax boyhood : growing up on the city's outskirts in the 1940s and 1950s / Malcolm MacLeod.

by MacLeod, Malcolm.

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Formac Publishing Company Limited, 2014.

MacLeod, Malcolm -- Childhood and youth.

Halifax (N.S.) -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works.

Halifax (N.S.) -- Biography.

9781459503281 (pbk.)

96 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

"The story of a Halifax boyhood. Whether it's the thrill of skating while holding someone's hand for the first time, waiting for a Saturday matinee in the raucous din of a movie theatre full of kids, or exploring a building left temporarily unsupervised, Malcolm MacLeod brings back the sights, sounds, and feelings of the era. Photographs from the same period show a city replacing old ways with the new world of big cars, suburbs, and fast food. This is a book that captures the spirit of an optimistic age when the world was becoming a better place for everyone, every day. For anyone who knows Halifax, there are special pleasures here. There's a boy's-eye view of the construction of the Armdale Rotary, the thrills of climbing to the top of the Dingle Tower, and the excitement of jumping from ice pan to ice pan on the semi-frozen Northwest Arm. Malcolm MacLeod grew up in Halifax, attended Dalhousie University and the University of Toronto, and taught school for several years before returning to university. He held academic appointments at Nova Scotia Teachers College in Truro and then at Memorial University in Newfoundland. He has published widely on Canadian history and now lives in Truro"--Provided by publisher.

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