Abraham Gesner : the lure of the rocks and a burning ambition.
Debt and bad management drove Abraham Gesner off his farm in Nova Scotia's bucolic Annapolis Valley in 1825. It turned out to be a stroke of luck. While doing medical courses in London hospitals, he encountered the industrial revolution. Attending sundry lectures and demonstrations, he got his...
| Main Author: | Haigh, Elizabeth V. |
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| Published: |
[S.l.] :
Telwell Talent,
[2019].
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| Subjects: |
Halifax - Books
| Call Number | Copy | |
|---|---|---|
| 550.924 H124 | 1 |