Hallowed Timbers - The Wooden Churches of
Cape Breton by Susan Hyde and Michael Bird.
Published 1995. Hardcover is blue with silver lettering on spine.
Dust jacket. Pages are clean and tight; as new condition. 128
pages all glossy quality pages. Illustrated with dozens of colour
and b/w photos of these churches. All are located on the island of Cape
Breton, part of the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia, Canada. "From the
grandest, most ornate church to the tiniest, most humble chapel, Cape
Breton Island's houses of worship possess a timeless charm - the
winding roads of Cape Breton - along the windswept coast, through
sheltered river valleys, and up rugged peaks -on an inspirational tour
of over sixty remarkable churches."
Front cover shows Zion United Church, Gabarus Lake - back cover shows
St. Margaret’s, Broad Cove. Author Susan Hyde is a doctor in Ontario,
who accepted a posting on the East Coast, living in Cape Breton for 8
years. While there, she fell in love, as so many do, with the
unique Maritime architecture, and began researching the Island’s
picturesque wooden churches. Her husband and co-author, Michael Bird,
has written many books on folk art, religion and culture in Canada .
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