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Miracle on Brunswick Street: The Story of St. George's Round Church and the Little Dutch Church

Elizabeth Pacey

Miracle on Brunswick Street: The Story of St. George's Round Church and the Little Dutch Church

Paperback (Nimbus Publishing Limited Jan. 1, 2003)
This book tells the story of the earliest group of German settlers in Canada and the two remarkable churches they inspired. The first was the Little Dutch Church, transported in the minds of its creators, 250 years ago, from a German village to Brunswick Street in Halifax. The second was St. George's Round Church, ambitious, audacious, one of the great works of architecture in North America. The chapters of the book are as follows: 1. Foreign Founders; 2. Lutherans and Loyalists; 3. Construction and Conflict; 4. Celestial Symbols; 5. Victorian Vigour; 6. Hierarchy and Heraldry; 7. Tensions and Turning Points; 8. Energy and Expansion; 9. Struggles and Survivals; 10. Peace and War; 11. Neighbours and Needs; 12. Renewal and Royalty; 13. Brimstone and Fire; 14. Anguish and Aftermath; 15. Rising Again; 16. Beauty and Beyond.
Pages
256
Weight
38.4 oz.