History/genealogy from Farrellbooks

Coleraine U.K.: Coleraine Printing Company, 1994. James Mayes was born at Finvoy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland in 1904, the son of Alex and Ellen Mayes, who were of hardy farming stock. In 1923, James, then a youth of 19, knew within his heart that somewhere in the world there was something better for him than the abject slavery his father… Read more about this item

Newton Corner, Ma: NPC, 1996. A religious revival on Scotland's Island of Lewis deeply moves a young man recently returned from the trenches of France. Unemployment drives him shortly after to find work in the mines of British Columbia. There tragedy brings a call to Christian ministry.... Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Mint/No Jacket. 5-1/2x4". Autobiography/biography.

Clapham, North Yorkshire, U.K.: Dalesman Paperback, 1977. Light edgewear, small reading crease, no marks. Reprint of original dated 1974. Yorkshire has an almost inexhaustible store of cusoms, traditions and folk lore stemming from alsmost every town, village, mountain, dale and moor. Indeed one wonders if every house not more than a few decades old has not a story hidden somewhere… Read more about this item

Halifax, N.S.: Halcraft Printing, 1984. Some history of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. Soft Cover. Mint/No Jacket. 6x9". History/genealogy.

Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing, 1990. Retired teacher has detailed characters from his life including a coal miner; an aria-singing skater, etc. Most of Peach's neighbours were relatives, and their eccentricities, prejudices, and individual talents provide Peach with many entertaining anecdotes... New book!. Soft Cover. Mint/No Jacket. 6x9". History/genealogy.

New York: Salvation Army Press, 1979. Very light edgewear o/w fine collectible book.. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8-1/4x5-1/4". History/genealogy.

Self -Published My name is Myrtle Rushton-Smith. I was born Oct 1 1897. The purpose of the book is to tell the life of a typical farmer's daughter, later a farmer's wife and now a farmer's mother. Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 6x9". Autobiography/biography. No date shown for publication so approximate date shown.

Halifax, N.S.: Fernwood Publishing, 1993. This is a story of the Westray coal mine in Pictou County, Nova Scotia. In a miner's own words we are told of the atrocious conditions under which the miners worked. We hear about rock studies, cave-ins and explosively high levels of methane gas which if ignited would cause the knee-high levels of coal dust… Read more about this item

Yarmouth, NS: Sentinel Printing Ltd., 1976. A brief history of these two communities gathered information by Women's Institute of Nova Scotia Deefield and Pleasant Valley Branch. Nice green cover with previous owner's inscription on inside cover, pages intact and clean. Some contents include: Soft Soap; Indians; Industries; charcoal Manufacture; Horse Breeding Industry; churches; schools; War records; Organizations; Tragedies; Fires; Accidents;… Read more about this item

Toronto, On: McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1972. The spell of the sea will be on you as you read this finely illustrated story; discovery of a fishing village on the Cabot Trail. The author lived with the people of Ingonish and area to learn how they lived, and experience a little of what they experience. She listened to the codfishermen,… Read more about this item

New York: Dover Publications Inc., 1960. Book like new in collectible condition! Story is told by survivors Lawrence Beesley; archibald Gracie; Commander Lightoller; and Harold Bride. Why does the sinking of the Titanic hold such fascination for us?...all four authors were survivors, and each presents the catastrophe from his own viewpoint, the icy waters, the cries of the drowning,… Read more about this item

Antigonish, N.S.: Formac Publishing Company, 1980. Reading crease near spine and small crease bottom front cover, pages tight to spine, book square, blue cover. Fourteen chapters in book with such titles as: MacNeil's and MacLean's; One winter night; A Free and Hardy People; The Ghosts Cross the atlantic; Three Boys in the Country; the girl from Philadelphia; The… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Bible Institute Colportage Ass'n , 1936. Hardcover book in original blue cloth binding showing minute edgewear, previous owner name on inside leaf. text is tight, square and clean. This book is a memoir of World War I era Armenia is strongly infused with the author's devout Christianity. First Edition!. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. History/genealogy.

Wreck Cove, Cape Breton: Breton Books, 2008. New book! the first full-scale history of cape Breton Island in nearly 150 years!. Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Mint/No Jacket. 10x7". History/genealogy.

Toronto, On: MacMillan and Company, 1987. This book is about the 80,000 orphan children from the U.K. who were shipped off to farms in Western Canada and were treated in most cases very cruelly. This book must be read to truly be appreciated.... Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. History/genealogy.

Antigonish, N.S.: Formac Publishing Company, 1979. Clear, crisp white pages, book in collectible condition, no names or stamps. History and genealogy students might be very interested in this history of the Irish in Cape Breton.... Soft Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 6x9". History/genealogy.

Hantsport, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1989. Previous owner's name on inside leaf, book in collectible condition. the members of the history club gathered the information contained within from the Nova scotia archives, newspaper clippings information lent to us from interested persons and interviews with former and present citizens of the two communities.... First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/ 6x9". History/genealogy.

Wreck Cove, Cape Breton: Breton Books, 2006. Over 100 b/w photos. Interviews with fiddlers like Winston "Scotty" Fitzgerald and Johnny Wilmot, pianists marie MacLellan and Dougie MacPhee, piper alex Currie, John allan cameron and Mny others- deliver memories and rich insight into Cape Breton music that has won the world. Clear crisp white pages.... First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine/Autobiographies… Read more about this item

Markham, On: Paperjacks, 1977. Moderate tanning pages o/w collectible condition, no names or stamps, square book. Fine history account from a doctor who experienced the conditions of the early 1900s. Many people are mentioned from the Cape Breton area including Ingonish and Cape North. Other doctors mentioned as well including a North Sydney doctor (Dr. Meech). Mass Market Paperback. Near… Read more about this item

Canmore, AB: Altitude Publishing Canada Ltd., 2005. New book, unread! Murder, mutiny and mayhem were the order of the day in the seas off the East Coast during the golden age of sailing. Pillagers and opportunists plied the ocean in search of riches in the holds of american ships. And they invariably found what they were looking for.... Soft Cover.… Read more about this item