Travelling the road from Halifax to Windsor : origins & evolution of a landscape, from prehistory to the mid-19th century

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dc.contributor.advisor Fowler, Jonathan, 1972-
dc.creator Hicks, Colin John
dc.date.accessioned 2017-06-28T14:17:47Z
dc.date.available 2017-06-28T14:17:47Z
dc.date.issued 2017
dc.identifier.other FC2345 H34 Z664 2017
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/27021
dc.description vi, 146 leaves : col. ill., maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm
dc.description Includes abstract and appendix.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 117-130).
dc.description.abstract This thesis charts the beginning of the road as a drove road, its iteration as military infrastructure, the development of a service industry following its settlement and the expansion of coaching in the province, and finally the results of the decision to link Halifax and Windsor with a railway. Throughout these different periods this thesis describes what it was like to travel upon the road, how the cultural landscape of the road changed, and the changing of the road’s state between liminal and substantiated. This thesis utilizes methods from the disciplines of archaeology, geography and history to critically analyze primary and secondary historical sources, to describe the evolution of the road from Halifax to Windsor. This thesis gains insights into cultural, economic and political changes affecting the province of Nova Scotia broadly, and finds material manifestations of the decisions made by several important historical figures. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc FC2345.H34
dc.subject.lcsh Roads -- Nova Scotia -- Halifax (County) -- History
dc.subject.lcsh Roads -- Nova Scotia -- Hants -- History
dc.subject.lcsh Roads -- Social aspects -- Nova Scotia
dc.subject.lcsh Military roads -- Nova Scotia -- History
dc.subject.lcsh Railroads -- Nova Scotia -- History
dc.title Travelling the road from Halifax to Windsor : origins & evolution of a landscape, from prehistory to the mid-19th century en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Atlantic Canada Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Atlantic Canada Studies Program
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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