Author:John William Dawson

Books

 * Acadian geology, 1855
 * Archaia, or, Studies of the cosmogony and natural history of the Hebrew scriptures, 1860
 * Air-breathers of the coal period, 1863
 * First lessons in scientific agriculture, 1864
 * Acadian geology. [With Suppl. chapter.], 1868
 * Handbook of zoology, 1870 {IAl|cihm_02623|external scan}}
 * The fossil plants of the Devonian and Upper Silurian formations of Canada, 1871
 * Some salient points in the science of the earth, 1873
 * The story of the earth and man, 1873
 * Dawn of life, 1875
 * Nature and the Bible. 1875
 * Egypt and Syria: Their Physical Features in Relation to Bible History
 * The origin of the world according to revelation and science, 1877
 * Fossil Men and Their Modern Representatives, 1880
 * Lectures, notes on geology, and outline of the geology of Canada, 1880
 * The chain of life in geological time, 1880
 * Facts and fancies in modern science, 1882
 * Egypt and Syria, 1885
 * The geological history of plants, 1888
 * Some salient points in the science of the earth, 1894
 * Eden lost and won, 1895
 * Relics of Primeval Life, 1897
 * Fifty years of work in Canada, scientific and educational, 1901

Other

 * On the geology of Cape Breton, 1843
 * A hand book of the geography and natural history of the province of Nova Scotia, 1848 (short work)
 * On the course of collegiate education adapted to the circumstances of British America, 1855 (short work)
 * Notice of tertiary fossils from Labrador, Maine, &c.: and remarks on the climate of Canada, in the newer Pliocene or Pleistocene period, 1859 (short work)
 * Reports and testimonials relating to the Iron Mines of Nova Scotia, 1855 (short work)
 * Contributions toward the improvement of agriculture in Nova-Scotia, 1856
 * Natural history in its educational aspects, 1857 (short work)
 * On the newer Pliocene and post Pliocene deposits of the vicinity of Montreal, 1858 (short work)
 * The testimony of the Holy Scriptures respecting wine and strong drink, 1858 (short work)
 * Biographical sketch of James McGill, 1859 (short work)
 * Additional notes on the post-Pliocene deposits of the St. Lawrence Valley, 1859 (short work)
 * On the vegetable structures in coal, 1860 (short work)
 * On the Silurian & Devonian rocks of Nova Scotia, 1860 (short work)
 * On the flora of the Devonian period in north-eastern America, 1862 (short work)
 * Alpine and arctic plants, 1862 (short work)
 * The duties of educated young men in British America, 1863 (short work)
 * Notes on post-Pliocene deposits at Rivière-du-Loup, and Tadoussac, 1865 (short work)
 * On the conditions of the deposition of coal, 1866 (short work)
 * Notes on fossils recenty obtained from the Laurentian rocks of Canada, 1867 (short work)
 * Modern ideas of derivation, 1869 (short work)
 * Notes of a visit to scientific schools and museums in the United States, 1869 (short work)
 * James McGill and the origin of his university, 1870 (short work)
 * On new tree ferns and other fossils from the Devonian, 1871 (short work)
 * Report on the geological structure and mineral resources of Prince Edward island. 1871
 * Thoughts on the higher education of women, 1871 (short work)
 * On the deposits of apatite on certain lots in the township of North Burgess, Ontario, 1872 (short work)
 * Notes on the post-Pliocene geology of Canada, 1872
 * Impressions and footprints of aquatic animals and imitative markings, on carboniferous rocks, 1873 (short work)
 * Report on the fossil plants of the lower Carboniferous and millstone grit formations of Canada, 1873 (short work)
 * Remarks on Mr. Carruther's views of prototaxites, 1873 (short work)
 * On the upper coal-formation of eastern Nova Scotia and Prince-Edward Island in its relation to the Permian, 1874 (short work)
 * Origin and history of life on our planet, 1875 (short work)
 * Recollections of Sir Charles Lyell, 1875 (short work)
 * Notes on the occurrence of Eozoon Canadense at Côte St. Pierre, 1876 (short work)
 * The earthquake of November 4, 1877, 1877 (short work)
 * Lower Carboniferous fishes of New Brunswick, 1877 (short work)
 * Note on a specimen of Diploxylon from the coal-formation of Nova Scotia, 1877 (short work)
 * Notes on some Scottish Devonian plants, 1878 (short work)
 * On the microscopic structure of Stromatoporidae, 1879 (short work)
 * Note on recent controversies respecting Eozoon Canadense, 1879 (short work)
 * Remarks on recent papers on the geology of Nova Scotia, 1879 (short work)
 * Notes on prehistoric man in Egypt and the Lebanon, 1884 (short work)
 * New facts respecting the geological relations and fossil remains of the Silurian iron ores of Pictou, Nova Scotia, 1880 (short work)
 * Revision of the land snails of the Paleozoic era, with descriptions of new species, 1880 (short work)
 * Continental and island life, a review of Wallace, 1881 (short work)
 * On the Cretaceous and Tertiary floras of British Columbia and the North-West Territory, 1883 (short work)
 * On Some Unsolved Problems in Geology, 1883 (short work)
 * Life of Sir William E. Logan, 1883
 * Canadian pleistocene, 1883 (short work)
 * On portions of the skeleton of a whale from gravel on the line of the Canada Pacific railway, near Smith's Falls, Ontario, 1883 (short work)
 * Observations on the geology of the line of the Canadian Pacific Railway, 1884 (short work)
 * The higher education of women, in connection with McGill University, 1884 (short work)
 * On the Mesozoic floras of the Rocky Mountain region of Canada, 1885
 * Note on fossil woods and other plant remains, from the Cretaceous and Laramie formations of the western territories of Canada, 1887 (short work)
 * On specimens of eozoon Canadense and their geological and other relations, 1888
 * On the Eozoic and Palæozoic rocks of the Atlantic coast of Canada, 1888 (short work)
 * Modern science in Bible lands, 1888
 * Loyalty, 1893 (short work)
 * The Canadian ice age, 1894
 * The meeting place of geology and history, 1894
 * Revision of the bivalve mollusks of the coal-formation of Nova Scotia, 1894 (short work)
 * An ideal college for women, 1894 (short work)
 * Synopsis of the air-breathing animals of the Palæozoic in Canada up to 1894, (1894) (short work)
 * Review of the evidence for the animal nature of Eozöon Canadense: pt. 1-historical and stratigraphical, 1896 (short work)
 * Note on cryptozoon and other ancient fossils, 1896 (short work)
 * Additional notes on fossil sponges and other organic remains from the Quebec Group at Little Metis on the lower St. Lawrence, 1896 (short work)
 * The day of rest; or, The sabbath and the lord's day, 1899 (short work)

Works about Dawson

 * Fictions and errors in a book on "The origin of the world according to revelation and science by J.W. Dawson, L.L.D., by John George Marshall, 1786-1880; 1877