Archibald McKellar MacMechan (June 21, 1862 – 7 August 1933) was a Canadian academic at Dalhousie University and writer. His works deal mainly with Nova Scotia and its history. The Halifax Disaster (Explosion) was an official history of the Halifax Explosion.
Born in Berlin, Ontario (now known as Kitchener), he is credited with reviving Herman Melville's reputation in North America.The Cambridge Introduction to Herman Melville, p. 115, editor Kevin J. Hayes. 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 Lorne Pierce Medal in 1932.
He was a long-term member of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society.
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) The Sagas of the Sea, (1923) Old Province Tales..., (1924) Head-Waters Of Canadian Literature, (1924) The Book of Ultima Thule, (1927) There Go the Ships, (1928) The Centenary Of Haliburton's 'Nova Scotia''', (1930) Red Snow On Grand Pré, (1931) Late Harvest, (1934) The Halifax Disaster (Explosion), (1978)
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References Janet E. Baker (1977), Archibald MacMechan: Canadian man of letters''
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External links
Nova Scotia History Books. at www.blupete.com Dan Conlin Canadian Privateering Homepage, "Archibald MacMechan's 'Ballad of the Rover' " The Archives of Archibald MacMechan: A Guide Archibald MacMechan’s report, The Halifax Disaster