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-S-- Saladin Pirates:
- Trial of the Saladin Pirates (1844); From the original transcripts; (Halifax: Petheric Press, 1967).
- Salusbury, John (1707-62):
- Expeditions of Honour: The Journal of John Salusbury in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1749-53 (Newark: University of Delaware Press, 1973). § Halifax at its beginning.
- Savary, Mr. Justice Alfred Wm. (1831-1920):
- See under Calnek, History of the County of Annapolis (1913); This is Savary's learned supplement to Calnek's history; (Belleville: Mika, 1973).
- "Life of Savary"; A paper by Rev. T. C. Mellor, read before the Historical Association of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, February 6th, 1922; a 41 p. pamphlet.
- Schull, Joseph (1906-1980)
- Far Distant Ships An Official Account of Canadian Naval Operations in World War II (1950); Photos & Maps; Appendix of "Principal Ships of the Royal Canadian Navy: 1939-1945 and their Commanding Officers (TORONTO: Stoddart, 1987).
- Shea, Phil:
- Brier Island (Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, 1990).
- Shenstone, Susan Burgess (1927- ):
- So Obstinately Loyal: James Moody (1744-1809) (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2000).
- Shimabuku, Daniel And Gary F. Hall:
- St. Paul's Cemetery; Occasional Papers in Anthropology, No. 10, Department of Anthropology, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, 1981. § This work contains much useful information, including: a 'complete list" of those Buried (p.15); average age of death century, by century (p.93); major events by year (pp. 9-11)
- Shirley, William (1694-1771):
- The Correspondence of William Shirley (1731-60); C.H. Lincoln, ed.; (New York: MacMillan, 1912).
- Schubenacadie Canal:
- "The Schubenacadie Canal Guide," a 28 p. glossy pamphlet; photos; (The Schubenacadie Canal Commission, 1989).
- Shutlak, Garry:
- No. 8 - Halifax City (last in the series); County Guide Series; A listing of sources rather than the data itself; (Halifax: PANS, 1990); a 13 p. pamphlet.
- Siebert, Prof. W. H.:
- "The Refugee Loyalists of Connecticut"; Extracted from The Transactions of Royal Society of Canada (May, 1916).
- Silver, Arthur P.:
- Farm-Cottage, Camp and Canoe in Maritime Canada or the Call of Nova Scotia to the Emigrant and Sportsman; With intro. by Lord Strathcona; And with 97 Ills., mainly from Photographs; advts. at back (Hardy rods & tackle and Greener guns); (London: Routledge, 1907).
- Silver, B. C. & Watson Kirkconnell:
- Wolfville's Historic Homes; (Hantsport, Nova Scotia: Lancelot Press, 1967).
- Sinclair, Lister:
- The Blood is Strong (Book Society of Canada Limited, 1956). § A Drama of Early Scottish Settlement in Cape Breton.
- Smith, Edgar Newbold:
- American Naval Broadsides, A Collection of Early Naval Prints (1745-1815) (New York: Potter, 1974).
§ Plates: Landing at Louisbourg (1745), John Paul Jones, Constellation, Constitution, President, Little Belt, Guerriere, Isaac Hull, Wasp and Frolic, Macedonian, Stephen Decatur, Java, a whole series of pictures of the Shannon and the Chesapeake, Lawrence, Endymion, Hornet, Cyane & Levant, et al.- Smith, G. C.: § Smith was from Penzance, Cornwall.
- The Mariner's Cabinet (London: Westley and Davis, 1826). § This is a series of "One Penny Tracts" bound up into a book. The purpose of these tracts was "to aid the great object of maritime institutions, by interesting his [Smith's] brave companions in arms in matters of eternal import. ... Masters of vessels would do well, therefore, to take a stock with them, especially if bound to the east or West Indies, the Mediterranean, or South America."
- Smith, H. I. & W. J. Wintemberg:
- Some Shell-heaps; Federal Dept. of Mines Bulletin No. 47, Anthropological Series, No. 9; (Ottawa: King's Printer, 1929). § This 193 pp. government publication deals with two archaeological sites, Merigomish Harbour and Mahone Bay. There are contained therein write-ups on various aspects of native life, including: food, implements used for securing and preparing food, habitation, etc.
- Smith, James F.:
- The History of Pugwash (The North Cumberland Historical Society, 1978, 2nd printing).
- Smith, Marilyn Gurney:
- The King's Yard, An Illustrated History of the Halifax Dockyard; a 56 p. glossy pamphlet; (Halifax: Nimbus, 1985).
- Snider, C. H. J.:
- The Glorious "Shannon's" Old Blue Duster, and other Faded Flags of Fadeless Fame; Ills. (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1923).
- The Story of the Nancy and Other Eighteen-Twelvers; Ills. (Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1926).
- Under The Red Jack; Privateers of the Maritime Provinces of Canada in the War of 1812 (Toronto: Musson, n.d.). § "The Liverpool Packet," "The Dart," "The Sir John Sherbrooke," and the Jolly-Boat.
- Sparling, Mary: Curater of Education Nova Scotia Museum.
- A Guide to Some Domestic Skills; Butter Making, Candle Making, Wool Processing; a 10 p. pamphlet, printed yellow cardboard cover; (Published by the Nova Scotia Museum, 1972).
- Great Expectations, The European Vision in Nova Scotia 1749-1848; Early artists and their works in Nova Scotia: Thomas Jefferys, DesBarres, Bartlett, et al.; (Halifax: Mt. St. Vincent University, 1980)
- Spicer, Stanley T.:
- Masters of Sail; (Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1968).
- Stairs, Wm.:
- The Story of The Stairs Organization (Halifax, 1960). § This 20 page pamphlet while being mostly commercial "hoop-a-la" does have a couple of pages at the first of it which are interesting.
- Statutes:
- Royal Ordinances and Judgments of Governors and Intendants of Canada; This work apparently (for it is entirely in French) sets forth the law as it existed during the French regime as it existed in America prior to 1760; The work begins with the royal document that had been signed at Paris on 27th April by Richelieu setting up "The Company of Canada" and carries along through the three volumes up to Bigot's ordinances of 1760; (Quebec: Frechette, 1854) In 3 vols.
- The Statutes of Nova Scotia (1805); These have been nicknamed the "Uniacke Laws"; The work includes those laws passed by the Nova Scotia legislature (at least) from 1758 to 1804; (Halifax: John Howe, Printers to the King, 1805).
- The Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia (1864); (Halifax: J. & W. Compton, 1864).
- The Consolidated Statutes of Canada (1859); Should have all the imperial enactments in force beginning with "Boundaries and Constitution of Canada and the political Rights of Her Majesty's Canadian Subjects, (1774)"; (Toronto: Derbishire & Desbarats, 1859).
- Bligh's Nova Scotia Law Index; Prepared by Harris H. Bligh; Private and Local Legislation: 1758-1900; (Halifax: McAlpine, 1901).
- Steele, I. K.: § A Professor, or, at least, was, of history at the University of Western Ontario.
- Politics of Colonial Policy: The Board of Trade in Colonial Admonistration: 1696-1720 (Oxford University Press, 1968).
- Stephens, David E.: § Stephens, at least at one point in time, was a high school teacher and a resident of Musquodoboit Harbour. "Mr. Stephens collects Nova Scotia relics and publications as a hobby and does extensive historical research and writing." (NSHQ#1:2, p. 168.)
- Lighthouses of Nova Scotia (Windsor, N.S.: Lancelot Press, 1973). § Bibliography.
- Stewart, Gordon:
- Documents relating to the Great Awakening in Nova Scotia (1760-91) (Toronto: The Champlain Society, Vol LII, 1982). § Ed. and intro. by Stewart. Subjects include Winslow, Hancock, Gerrish, Salter, Eliot, Henry Alline, etc.
- Stoddard, Natalie B.:
- The Micmac Indians of Nova Scotia; 22 pp. pamphlet about tools, food, etc.; (Halifax: N.S. Museum, nd).
- Stone, Arthur J.:
- Journey Through A Cape Breton County: Pioneer Roads in Richmond County.
- Summers, Jack L. & Rene Chartand:
- Military Uniforms in Canada: 1665-1970; Ills. (Full colour plates.) (Ottawa: National Museums, pub. No. 16, 1981).
- Saladin Pirates: