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Sherman Bleakney examines the unusual physical and biological features of this region of the Bay of Fundy, home to the only successful pioneer society in North America to farm below sea level. Using original photographs, diagrams, and graphs, Bleakney shows how and why the Acadians were successful. Sods, Soil, and Spades examines the unique and elegant engineering principles and practices used by the Acadians and looks at how their culture influenced their success in mastering this marshland region.

Dikes (Engineering) --- Acadians --- Reclamation of land --- Salt marshes --- Marshes, Tide --- Saltmarshes --- Tidal marshes --- Tide marshes --- Tidemarshes --- Tidewater marshes --- Marshes --- Tidal flats --- French-Canadians --- Ethnology --- Dykes (Engineering) --- Flood dams and reservoirs --- Hydraulic structures --- Levees --- Earthwork --- Land, Reclamation of --- Land melioration --- Land reclamation --- Melioration of land --- Land use --- Shore protection --- History. --- Grand Pré Region (N.S.)