William B. Hamilton is Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Social Sciences at Mount Allison University. A former chair of the Toponymic Research Committee of the Canadian Permanent Committee on Geographical Names, he has written extensively on place names. His books include Local History in Atlantic Canada and The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names.
'More than a useful reference, it's also an entertaining read.' -- Kathleen Hickey 'As the first point of European contact in what is now Canada, the Atlantic Provinces possess our richest trove of toponyms, and William B. Hamilton's new book is an indispensable guide to them.' -- Fraser Sutherland 'Place Names of Atlantic Canada is the type of book that no doubt will find a place on the coffee table of nearly every home in Canada's four Atlantic Provinces.' -- Wallie Sears 'Although Hamilton's selections represent a small sample of the 62,880 recorded names in Atlantic Canada, they offer a tantalizing glimpse into the diversity and complexity of the region's past which challenges our present obsession with two solitudes divided by language.' -- Eric Marks 'This is a good book for anyone interested in the culture and general history of the [Atlantic] region.' -- Ben Benson 'Buy or beg a copy of this book which will surely enrich your next vacation to one of the planet's nicer corners.' -- John Lisenmeyer
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