Tales From a Revolution: Nova-Scotia
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Size: 5.50 x 8.50 in
Pages: 202
Size: 5.50 x 8.50 in
Pages: 202
Nova-Scotia, 1774: The story of the Revolution has two sides...
Ripped away from her home and friends when her Loyalist father must evacuate to faraway Halifax, Susannah wishes for the restoration of her old life. The security of their frigid haven is soon threatened, though, and it seems that no place will ever be safe again.
Historical Context
Set in Halifax, Nova-Scotia, during the upheaval of the American Revolution, The Break examines the experiences of Loyalist families forced to abandon their homes as British control of the rebellious colonies collapsed. Halifax served as an important British naval and military base and a destination for refugees whose loyalty to the Crown made remaining in their former communities dangerous or impossible. Displacement brought uncertainty, strained resources, and the challenge of rebuilding lives in unfamiliar surroundings. For young people uprooted by decisions made by their parents and governments, the Revolution could mean the loss of an entire world rather than the promise of independence.
Susannah clutched the railing of the rickety-feeling ship as it plunged through what seemed to her the worst storm she'd ever witnessed. She allowed as that she might not have that much perspective on the nature of storms at sea; though she had grown up in sight of the ocean, this was her first venture out onto its broad--and at the moment, roiled--face.
READ MOREShe felt ill, and could not discern for certain whether it was the motion of the deck under her feet or the situation that had placed her here that was the cause for the unsettled feeling in her belly.
Clamping her jaw shut, she peered out through the windswept mist, looking for and finding the sliver of shoreline visible along the horizon. It slid by just perceptibly, though it consisted entirely of undifferentiated forest, unbroken by any friendly seaside village or settlement.
Turning to look across the deck at the open ocean beyond, she was glad to see no pinprick of white that might represent an unfriendly sail. Though her father had assured her that the rebels would not make so bold as to attack a merchant ship, she had come to distrust all assurances of stability and safety.
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