A wholesome horror : poor houses in Nova Scotia

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  • Author: Thompson, Brenda
    Summary:

    A history of the poor house evolution in Nova Scotia, based on British Elizabethan Poor Laws. Includes profiles of the 32 government-sponsored poor houses built in the province between 1885 and 1972.

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History
    Original Publisher: Halifax, N.S., Canada , SSP Publications
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9780986873386

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    0986873381

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Abstract

A history of the poor house evolution in Nova Scotia, based on British Elizabethan Poor Laws. Includes profiles of the 32 government-sponsored poor houses built in the province between 1885 and 1972.

Genre
Canadian nonfiction
History
Publisher (Source)

Halifax, N.S., Canada

SSP Publications

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