100 Things You Don't Know about Nova Scotia

The bestselling book of narrative trivia about Canada's Ocean Playground is back in print, in an expanded and updated edition. Did you know that Babe Ruth visited Yarmouth regularly for hunting and fishing vacations? Or that 3,000 people attended Halifax's first Pride March in 1988? Or that a science conference in Pugwash won the Nobel Peace Prize? Enter author and educator Sal Sawler with your guide to discovering 100 fascinating things you don't know about Nova Scotia--from robberies and murders to famous landmarks, events, and people. Originally inspired by the success of their popular Halifax Magazine column "50 Things You Don't Know about Halifax," Sawler has expanded their focus to include interesting anecdotes and facts about the social, political, economic, and cultural history of the entire province. Arranged in chronological order, each "thing" is accompanied by a contextual write-up explaining its historical significance. Revised and updated 10 years after its original publication, this new edition includes 25 black and white photos.

Sal Sawler is an author and educator living in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. A former journalist, their nonfiction books have been shortlisted for the Forest of Reading and Hackmatack Awards and earned a Moonbeam Children's Book Award. More recently, they've shifted their focus to editing graphic novels and writing picture books, including When the Ocean Came to Town, which was shortlisted for CBC Canada Kids Reads, as well as Ellis on Guard/Ellis prend garde and The Meadow (both forthcoming from Second Story Press).