Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Acadians at Grand Pré and Their Dykeland Legacy

Contents\nFigures and Tables\nPreface\nAcknowledgments\nColour Illustrations\n1 Introduction\n2 Geology, Geography, and Tides\n3 Tidal Aspects and Effects\n4 Sods, Soil, and Spades: The Botanical Contribution\n5 The Art and Science of Dyke Construction\n6 Sequence of Dykeland Enclosures at Grand Pré\n7 300 Years of Rising Sea Levels\n8 Coping With Cartographic Errors\n9 History of Dykelands at Six Locations\n10 Recent Exposures of Entombed Shorelines\nSummary and Conclusions\nAPPENDICES\n	1 Chronology of Various Events Pertaining to Dykelands\n	2 Minas Basin Tidal Marsh Flora\n	3 Persons Contacted for Information on Dyking\n	4 Data Sheet: Tidal Marsh Sod-Cutting Spade\n	5 J. Crane\'s 1819 Article on Dyke Construction\n	6 J.F. Herbin\'s 1911 Notes Concerning the West Marsh\n	7 Plowing Patterns for Crowning Dykelands\n	8 \"Deportation Creek\" and the Iron Cross Memorial\n	9 Source List for Early Aerial Photos, 1931–1967\n	10 World War II and Grand Pré, October–November 1940\n	11 List of Seventy-Three Newspaper Articles Pertaining to Grand Pré Dykelands\n	12 Acadian Farming, 1605–1755\nReferences\nIndex\n	A\n	B\n	C\n	D\n	E\n	F\n	G\n	H\n	J\n	K\n	L\n	M\n	P\n	R\n	S\n	T\n	W