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Archibald McKellar MacMechan
Archibald MacMechan (1897)
Born (1862-06-21 ) June 21, 1862Died August 7, 1933(1933-08-07) (aged 71) Awards
Lorne Pierce Medal (1932)
Archibald McKellar MacMechan
FRSC (June 21, 1862 – 7 August 1933) was a Canadian academic at
Dalhousie University and writer. His works deal mainly with
Nova Scotia and its history. The Halifax Disaster (Explosion) was an official history of the
Halifax Explosion .
Born in
Berlin, Ontario (
now known as Kitchener ), he is credited with reviving
Herman Melville 's reputation in North America.
[1] He had written to Melville in 1889, right at the end of his life.
[2]
He was awarded the
Lorne Pierce Medal in 1932.
He was a long-term member of the
Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society .
Works
Concerning The Oldest English Literature , (1889)
The Relation Of Hans Sachs To The Decameron , (1889)
Vergil , (1897)
William Greenwood , (1914)
The Winning Of Popular Government , (1915)
Three Sea Songs: Nova Scotia Chapbook , (1919)
Old Province Tales... , (1924)
Head-Waters Of Canadian Literature , (1924)
There Go the Ships , (1928)
The Centenary Of Haliburton's 'Nova Scotia' , (1930)
Red Snow On Grand Pré , (1934)
Late Harvest , (1934)
The Halifax Disaster (Explosion) , (1978)
Source:
[3]
References
Janet E. Baker (1977), Archibald MacMechan: Canadian man of letters
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