TY - BOOK AU - Grant,Vicki AU - Pilsworth, Graham. TI - The Halifax Citadel: Halifax on 12c a day T2 - The dreadful truth SN - 088780599X (pbk.) : U1 - 971.6 GRA PY - 2003/// CY - Halifax, N.S. PB - Formac Pub. KW - Halifax Citadel (Halifax, N.S.) KW - History KW - Juvenile literature N1 - Includes bibliographical references: p. 80 N2 - "Just who would choose to march around Citadel Hill wearing a kilt, in the middle of winter? This book tells why, 150 years ago, British soldiers preferred the icy breezes of Halifax to the palm trees and sunshine of the Bahamas. This is the first history book to explain how rank-and-file soldiers lived on 12 cents a day and an endless diet of boiled beef and bread. It exposes the officers' antics: they had so much status and fun, they fell flat on their faces after dinner." --cover ER -