Archibald McKellar MacMechan (June 21, 1862 – 7 August 1933) was a Canadian academic at Dalhousie University and writer. His works deal mainly with

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and its history. ''The Halifax Disaster (Explosion)'' was an official history of the

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. Born in Berlin, Ontario ( now known as Kitchener), he is credited with reviving

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's reputation in North America. He had written to Melville in 1889, right at the end of his life. Hershel Parker, ''Herman Melville: A Biography'' vol. 2, p. 898. He was awarded the

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in 1932. He was a long-term member of the

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Works

* ''Concerning The Oldest English Literature'', (1889) * ''The Relation Of Hans Sachs To The Decameron'', (1889) * ''Vergil'', (1897) * ''William Greenwood'', (1914) * ''The Winning Of Popular Government'', (1915) * ''Three Sea Songs: Nova Scotia Chapbook'', (1919) * ''Old Province Tales...'', (1924) * ''Head-Waters Of Canadian Literature'', (1924) * ''There Go the Ships'', (1928) * ''The Centenary Of Haliburton's 'Nova Scotia, (1930) * ''Red Snow On Grand Pré'', (1934) * ''Late Harvest'', (1934) * ''The Halifax Disaster (Explosion)'', (1978) Source:

References

*Janet E. Baker (1977), ''Archibald MacMechan: Canadian man of letters''

Notes

External links

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Nova Scotia History Books.
at www.blupete.com

* ttp://www.library.dal.ca/archives/FindingAids/MS-2-82.xml The Archives of Archibald MacMechan: A Guidebr>Archibald MacMechan’s report, ''The Halifax Disaster''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Macmechan, Archibald 1862 births 1933 deaths Dalhousie University faculty Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Johns Hopkins University alumni University of Toronto alumni Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)