| The Dreadful Truth: The Halifax Citadel Contributor(s): Grant, Vicki (Author), Pilsworth, Graham (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 088780599X ISBN-13: 9780887805998 Publisher: Formac Publishing Company Limited OUR PRICE: $62.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: 971.6 |
| Series: Dreadful Truth |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5" W x 7.75" (0.17 lbs) 80 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 85779 Reading Level: 6.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Just who would choose to march around the Citadel Hill wearing a kilt, in the middle of winter? This book tells you why, 150 years ago, British soldiers preferred the icy breezes of Halifax to the palm trees and sunshine of the Bahamas. This is the first history book to explain how rank-and-file soldiers lived on 12 cents a day and an endless diet of boiled beef and bread. It exposes the officers' antics: they had so much status and fun, they fell flat on their faces after dinner. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pilsworth, Graham: - GRAHAM PILSWORTH, a graduate of the Ontario College of Art and Design, contributes cartoons to The Coast and is author/illustrator of a history of golf.Grant, Vicki: - VICKI GRANT is a Halifax writer and television producer. |