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Many of Canada’s superb national parks owe their existence to James Bernard Harkin (1875–1955), the first commissioner of Canada’s new Dominion Parks Branch in 1911. Ted Hart follows Harkin’s career from his apprenticeship in the Department of the Interior to his retirement in 1936, and presents Harkin as a major force in early Canadian parks and wildlife conservation. He supported Canadian wildlife conservation at its inception, created the world’s first park service, and developed major park policies. Conservationists, serious history enthusiasts, and those with an interest in Canada’s national parks will enjoy this biography of a multifaceted and significant individual.
A consolidation of the many articles regarding ship passenger lists previously published.
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The first half of the volume treats Franklin County as social history, with chapters devoted to the origin and establishment of the county, pioneer life, the settlement of Rocky Mount and other early towns and villages, rural life, transportation and communication, African Americans in Franklin County, education, churches, the courts, district boundaries, and so forth. Genealogists may wish to go directly to the second half of the book for the various rosters of Franklin County inhabitants who can be found there. In all, the researcher will find references to more than 7,000 Franklin County inhabitants in the full-name index at the back of the volume.
The writing of history will only flourish if there is a vehicle for its publication: such was Sir Keith Sinclair’s vision when he founded The New Zealand Journal of History in 1967. Since then the journal has been the conduit for a flow of remarkable history writing. The Shaping of History brings together a selection of essays from its first 30 years by some of the nation’s best-known historians, including Judith Binney, Tipene O’Regan, Claudia Orange, Barbara Brookes, Alan Ward, Jock Phillips and Jamie Belich. Their sharp analysis and great storytelling make the collection an essential resource for understanding how New Zealand history is shaped.