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Pross, Catherine A., 1942-
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Davison, E. D. (Edward Doran), 1819-1894.
Davison, E. D. (Edward Doran), 1819-1894 -- Diaries.
Davison Lumber Company (Mill Village, N.S.) -- History.
Lumber trade -- Nova Scotia -- Bridgewater.
Lumber trade -- Nova Scotia -- History.
Mill Village (N.S.) -- Biography.
Mill Village (N.S.) -- History.
Bridgewater (N.S.) -- Biography.
Bridgewater (N.S.) -- History.
Queens (N.S. : County) -- History.
Nova Scotia -- History -- 19th century.
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Pross, Catherine A., 1942-
Davison, E. D. (Edward Doran), 1819-1894.
Davison, E. D. (Edward Doran), 1819-1894 -- Diaries.
Davison Lumber Company (Mill Village, N.S.) -- History.
Lumber trade -- Nova Scotia -- Bridgewater.
Lumber trade -- Nova Scotia -- History.
Mill Village (N.S.) -- Biography.
Mill Village (N.S.) -- History.
Bridgewater (N.S.) -- Biography.
Bridgewater (N.S.) -- History.
Queens (N.S. : County) -- History.
Nova Scotia -- History -- 19th century.
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I did enjoy : the enterprising life of
E
.
D
.
Davison
: his
diary
/ edited and annotated Catherine Pross.
by
Pross, Catherine A., 1942-
Call #:
971.624 D265p
Subjects
Davison
,
E
.
D
. (Edward Doran), 1819-1894.
Davison
,
E
.
D
. (Edward Doran), 1819-1894 -- Diaries.
Davison
Lumber Company (Mill Village, N.S.) -- History.
Lumber trade -- Nova Scotia -- Bridgewater.
Lumber trade -- Nova Scotia -- History.
Mill Village (N.S.) -- Biography.
Mill Village (N.S.) -- History.
Bridgewater (N.S.) -- Biography.
Bridgewater (N.S.) -- History.
Queens (N.S. : County) -- History.
Nova Scotia -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN:
9780986690419 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
E
.
D
.
Davison
: his
diary
Description:
255 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Summary:
Lumber baron, gold miner, politician, inventor, self-taught mechanical engineer, family man, generous benefactor, and candid diarist --
E
.D.
Davison
was a keen observer and an acutely enthusiastic participant in all aspects of life on the South Shore of Nova Scotia in the 1800s. He revelled in the new technology of steam engines, water-powered turbines, electricity, telephones and trains, while paying homage to the old way of life he knew growing up in Mill Village. Author Catherine Pross worked as a librarian at the Nova Scotia Public Archives. There she discovered parts of the
diary
of Edward
Davison
, her ancestor.
Genre:
Biographies.
Other authors:
Davison
,
E
.
D
. (Edward Doran), 1819-1894.
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971.624 D265p
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