Project Gutenberg 2012-01-25 Public domain in the USA. 218 Akins, Thomas B. 1809 1891 Akins, Thomas Beamish History of Halifax City Produced by Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "History of Halifax City" by Dr. Thomas B. Akins is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work chronicles the foundation and early development of Halifax, Nova Scotia, detailing key events and circumstances surrounding its establishment as a British settlement. The narrative focuses on the governmental and military initiatives necessary for ensuring the success of the settlement amidst French hostilities and local Indigenous populations. The opening of the book introduces the founding of Halifax in 1749, initiated by the British government to solidify its presence in Nova Scotia after gaining control of Acadia. It highlights the challenges faced prior to settlement, including threats from the French and logistical difficulties in colonizing the region. Notably, it discusses the initial arrival of settlers, their preparations for establishing a new community, and the strategic decisions made by Governor Edward Cornwallis to secure land and defense against potential invasions. This sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of Halifax's history and the evolution of its governance and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Halifax (N.S.) -- History F1001 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 816855 816864 2024-09-16T09:44:59.759937 2023-09-17T04:50:12.024978 text/html text/html 796532 2021-01-08T11:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 254559 2021-01-08T11:40:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 319486 2024-09-16T09:45:14.267834 application/epub+zip 327241 2024-09-16T09:45:02.342910 application/epub+zip 327240 2024-09-16T09:45:00.907925 application/epub+zip 606803 2024-09-16T09:45:22.079784 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583263 2024-09-16T09:45:12.694871 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583455 2022-09-17T15:41:52.438992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694829 694617 2024-09-16T09:44:57.415933 2023-09-17T04:50:09.790958 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 694462 2021-01-08T11:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240093 2021-01-08T11:40:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 694627 2021-01-08T11:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240088 2021-01-08T11:40:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20018 2024-09-16T09:45:22.256794 application/rdf+xml 13297 2024-09-16T09:45:01.333900 image/jpeg 3703 2024-09-16T09:45:01.119897 image/jpeg 302586 2024-09-16T09:44:59.816914 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia