Burton Russell

Europeans arriving in New Zealand last century brought with them a new device - the camera. The early development of photography almost coincided with the beginning of this country's European history and the photographs collected here provide a visual record of life in New Zealand from about 1850 to the present day.

A history of athletics at Acadia University in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Cananda from 1838 to 1985.

This 196 -page book contains profiles of 16 of Nova Scotia'most famous athletes and teams. Gordon " Doggie" Kuhn, a legendary Truro Bearcat star of the late 1920s and early 1930s, relates his experience of scoring a goal for the New York Americans in his first-ever NHL game. Halifax native Aileen Meagher recalls the emotion in winning a bronze medal at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Acadia University basketball luminary Brian Heaney shares the thrill of performing with Baltimore in the NBA. Kentville native Don Oyler explains in detail how his Glooscap Curling Club won the MacDonald Brier Tankard in record-breaking fashion back in 1951.S pringhill Fencebuster baseball stalwarts " Ackie " Allbon and Lawson Fowler offer many tales of teammates and opponents during their glory days of the 1930s and 1940s when the famous mining town team displayed its supremacy in provincial and Maritime playoffs. These and many other excting moments are shared with readers in this publication which contains many historic photos of teams and individuals in Hall of Fame-like moments.

This 560-page publication contains literally hundreds of facts relating to the Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League from the summer of 1977 to the fall of 2002. Recognized as one of the premier amateur baseball leagues in Canada, the loop includes such teams as the Kentville Wildcats and the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry that have captured national senior men's championships.Several of its performers have starred in major league ball, including New Brunswick natives Matt Stairs and Rheal Cormier. Many, many photos of both championship-winning teams and star performers are included in this very detail-filled book.

This 168-page publication focuses on the winning ways of KCA's hockey teams of that era ranging from the 1920s to the early 1980s. During that 60-year time period , the teams representing Kings County Academy located in Kentville , Nova Scotia won 15 provincial championships and narrowly missed capturing several other provincial titles. Written by provincial sports historian, Burton Russell, the book contains plenty of personal anecdotes from the author who was destined to be behind the KCA bench in a coaching capacity for 16 seasons. Facts and anecdotes are complemented by many black- and -white coloured action shots, team photos and individual head shots.

This 232-page publication on Nova Scotia golf highlights the provincial-championship-winning performances of many outstanding men and women who played the sport during the 20th. century. Brief histories of each provincial course is included with emphasis placed on the unique features that attract individuals to the site. A multitude of photos -- both black-and-white and colouured_- help complement the facts contained in this publication which includes literally hundreds of names of performers who brought distinction to both themselves and their respective clubs.

This 356-page book contains many pictures, statistics and photos of legendary Nova Scotia -based senior baseball clubs from the early 1920s to the early 1990s. It is arranged in chronological order with yearly team and individual achievements highlighted. The highly regarded Halifax and District Baseball League that existed from 1946 to 1959 and sent approximately 30 performers to the majors is singled out for plenty of attention. In a similar way, a lot of focus is on senior amateur clubs that won national titles.

This 440-page book is a detailed history of hockey in Nova Scotia from the early 1920s to the end of the twentieth century. It cotains statistical and anecedotal accounts arranged in chronological order of great Nova Scotia-based teams that competed for the Memorial Cup, Allan Cup, Viscount Alexander Cup, etc. There are many black and white-coloured photos of legendary teams and individuals. University hockey in the Maritimes is covered quite extensively with plenty of emphasis on Canadian titles.

Acadia's Hockey Axemen is a soft-covered 274 page history of Acadia University's intercollegiate hockey team. It contains 47 black and white and colored picture pages of teams, individuals and action shots. The opening chapters relate the early history of the university and briefly describes the introduction to the campus of such sports as rugby, tennis, gymnastics and baseball. It begins the history of hockey at Acadia in the early 1890s and subsequently presents a chronological history of the intercollegiate sport up to and including the playoffs of the 2011-12 season.Highlights of the Axemen's on-ice heroics include their Canadian Intercollegiate championships of 1992-93 and 1995-96.

This 173-page publication focuses on 50 years of hockey played in Nova Scotia from the early 1920s to the mid-1970s. Arranged in chronological order, the book highlights the careers of legendary performers and championship-winning teams at the provincial, Maritime and Canadian levels. Such nationally-recognized leagues as the Maritime Big Four of the 1930s and the import-packed Maritime Major League of the 1950s come in for special attention. Individuals from Nova Scotia who rose in ranks to perform in the NHL are brought to centre stage for their achievements. Historic photos of both teams and individuals add interest to this fact-filled publication.

This 197-page publication features statistics and anecdotes on 20 of Nova Scotia's premier athletes. Co-authored by Burton Russell and Stan Cameron , the list of performers include such baseball heroes as Dr. William A. "Buddy" Condy, Johnny Clark, Eddie Gillis, " Hum" Joseph and the legenday Seaman brothers from liverpool. , hockey greats Vince Ferguson, Lowell MacDonald, Angus " Sonny" MacDonald, Johnny Myketyn, Lyle Carter, Bert Hirschfeld, Allister MacNeil , Stan " Ckhook" Maxwell and " The Collegiate Clipper" , Jimmy Gray, rugby luminary Richie MacCoy and boxing standout Carroll Morgan.