The Dreadful Truth: The Halifax Citadel
- Publisher
- Formac Publishing Company Limited
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2003
- Category
- General, Military & Wars
- Recommended Age
- 8 to 13
- Recommended Grade
- 3 to 8
- Recommended Reading age
- 8 to 13
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780887805998
- Publish Date
- Aug 2003
- List Price
- $8.95
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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.
About the authors
VICKI GRANT left her career in advertising and television to write her first novel, The Puppet Wrangler, in 2004. She has written many books for young readers, including Not Suitable For Family Viewing, winner of the Red Maple Award, Quid Pro Quo, winner of the Author Ellis Award for Best Juvenile Crime Fiction, Betsy Wickwire’s Dirty Secret, Pig Boy and B Negative. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Web: vickigrant.com
Twitter: @VickiGrantYA
Instagram: @vicki_grantya
Graham Pilsworth is a cartoonist who has worked for a number of Canada’s national and regional papers. He spent six years at The Toronto Star as a political cartoonist, and has contributed to Saturday Night, Maclean’s, Profit, Atlantic Progress and The Coast. Where Tigers Would Fear to Tread is Pilsworth’s first book. He produced the manuscript on a Smith Corona Selectric, using a Titleist in place of a regular type ball. He lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Editorial Reviews
"It's the fun — and funny side — of history that peeks out through every page of The Dreadful Truth: The Halifax Citadel."
Atlantic Books Today
