This is a detailed account of how early Acadian settlers turned the Grand Pre tidal marshes into fertile farming land. It also explores the unique and elegant engineering principles and practices used by the Acadians and looks at how their culture influenced their success in mastering this marshland region."
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This is a detailed account of how early Acadian settlers turned the Grand Pre tidal marshes into fertile farming land. It also explores the unique and elegant engineering principles and practices used by the Acadians and looks at how their culture influenced their success in mastering this marshland region."
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Add this copy of Sods, Soil, and Spades: the Acadians at Grand Pré and to cart. $118.79, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of Sods, Soil, and Spades: the Acadians at Grand Pré and to cart. $43.00, like new condition, Sold by Brian Bauld (B-Line Books) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Amherst, NS, CANADA, published 2009 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
Add this copy of Sods, Soil, and Spades: the Acadians at Grand Pré and to cart. $51.00, like new condition, Sold by Brian Bauld (B-Line Books) rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Amherst, NS, CANADA, published 2009 by McGill-Queen's University Press.
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Very Good. No dustjacket. pp. 221, "Sherman Bleakney, a marine biologist, examines the unusual physical and biological features of this region of the Bay of Fundy, home to the only successful pioneer culture in North America to farm below sea level. Using original photographs, diagrams, and graphs, Bleakney shows how and why the Acadians were successful. "Sods, Soil, and… Larger 8vo.
Add this copy of Sods, Soil, and Spades: the Acadians at Grand Pré and to cart. $89.97, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by McGill-Queen's University Pres.
