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History Pre-confederation (to 1867)

Expeditions of Honour

The Journal of John Salusbury in Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1749-53

by (author) John Salusbury & Ronald Rompkey

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
May 2011
Category
Pre-Confederation (to 1867)
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773538696
    Publish Date
    May 2011
    List Price
    $65.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773590892
    Publish Date
    May 2011
    List Price
    $75.00

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Expeditions of Honour presents the entirety of Salusbury's diary, supplemented with a biographical introduction, historical notes on events and major figures, and the letters he sent to his wife. Selected in 1749 to serve on the first Halifax council and to supervise the granting and allocation of land, he eventually lost the confidence of Governor Edward Cornwallis and was gradually excluded from his inner circle. Salusbury turned to his journal, where he documented such matters as the colony's lack of funds, the encroachment of commercial influence from New England merchants, and the ways in which public officials inflated their reputations. A fascinating glimpse into the life on an early settler, Expeditions of Honour also offers an account of the conflict between imperial powers and some of the factors that lead to the Seven Years War.

About the authors

Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor in the Department of English at Memorial University of Newfoundland.

John Salusbury's profile page

Ronald Rompkey, a biographer, editor and reviewer, is University Research Professor in the Department of English at Memorial University. He has held positions in cultural organizations at both the provincial and national level, including the chairmanship of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council. In 2004, he was made an officer of the Order of Canada.

Ronald Rompkey's profile page