A social history of a community. Above all it is a biography of the governors, the merchant elite, and the people of Halifax during the colonial era. The focus is on the divergent classes of people in Halifax and Nova Scotia from 1749 to 1867: who they were; what they were doing, and why; what they ate, drank, wore, hoped and prayed for. This is the middle publication of three books that are connected. The first was The Citadel on Stage published in 2015. The final book in this trilogy will deal with the evolution of the 'middle' class. Alex D. Boutilier was born in Sydney Mines, Cape Breton. He studied at Saint Mary's University.