 | Expeditions of Honour: The Journal of John Salusbury in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1749-53 Subjects: Nova Scotia -- History -- 1713–1763; Nova Scotia -- Description and travel; Halifax N.S. -- History; Halifax N.S. -- Description; Salusbury John -- 1707–1762; British in Halifax N.S. -- Biography; Colonial administrator and diarist John Salusbury (1707-1762) was a witness to the imperial chess game played by Britain and France for control of the New World. A founder of the city of Halifax, he kept a diary while in Nova Scotia, capturing valuable first-hand information about the struggles faced by settlers caught between the disputed borders of English and French North America. Salusbury John : Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor in the Department of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland.Rompkey Ronald : Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including three others on Labrador.Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor in the Department of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland. |
