Don T Tell The Newfoundlanders
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Don T Tell The Newfoundlanders
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Author : Greg Malone
language : en
Publisher: Knopf Canada
Release Date : 2012-11-20
Don T Tell The Newfoundlanders written by Greg Malone and has been published by Knopf Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-11-20 with History categories.
The true story, drawn from official documents and hours of personal interviews, of how Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation and became Canada's tenth province in 1949. A rich cast of characters--hailing from Britain, America, Canada and Newfoundland--battle it out for the prize of the resource-rich, financially solvent, militarily strategic island. The twists and turns are as dramatic as any spy novel and extremely surprising, since the "official" version of Newfoundland history has held for over fifty years almost without question. Don't Tell the Newfoundlanders will change all that.
Sweetland
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Author : Michael Crummey
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Canada
Release Date : 2014-08-19
Sweetland written by Michael Crummey and has been published by Doubleday Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-19 with Fiction categories.
From the award-winning, bestselling author of Galore comes another unforgettable novel. By turns darkly comic and heartbreakingly sad, Sweetland is a deeply suspenseful story about one man's struggles against the forces of nature and the ruins of memory. For twelve generations, when the fish were plentiful and when they all-but disappeared, the inhabitants of this remote island in Newfoundland have lived and died together. Now, in the second decade of the 21st century, they are facing resettlement, and each has been offered a generous compensation package to leave. But the money is offered with a proviso: everyone has to go; the government won't be responsible for one crazy coot who chooses to stay alone on an island. That coot is Moses Sweetland. Motivated in part by a sense of history and belonging, haunted by memories of the short and lonely time he spent away from his home as a younger man, and concerned that his somewhat eccentric great-nephew will wilt on the mainland, Moses refuses to leave. But in the face of determined, sometimes violent, opposition from his family and his friends, Sweetland is eventually swayed to sign on to the government's plan. Then a tragic accident prompts him to fake his own death and stay on the deserted island. As he manages a desperately diminishing food supply, and battles against the ravages of weather, Sweetland finds himself in the company of the vibrant ghosts of the former islanders, whose porch lights still seem to turn on at night.
Bay Of Spirits
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Author : Farley Mowat
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Release Date : 2009-01-13
Bay Of Spirits written by Farley Mowat and has been published by McClelland & Stewart this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-01-13 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1957, Farley Mowat shipped out aboard one of Newfoundland’s famous coastal steamers, tramping from outport to outport along the southwest coast. The indomitable spirit of the people and the bleak beauty of the landscape would lure him back again and again over the years. In the process of falling in love with a people and a place, Mowat also met the woman who would be the great love of his life. A stunningly beautiful and talented young artist, Claire Wheeler insouciantly climbed aboard Farley’s beloved but jinxed schooner as it lay on the St. Pierre docks, once again in a cradle for repairs, and changed both their lives forever. This is the story of that love affair, of summers spent sailing the Newfoundland coast, and of their decision to start their life together in Burgeo, one of the province’s last remaining outports. It is also an unforgettable portrait of the last of the outport people and a way of life that had survived for centuries but was now passing forever. Affectionate, unsentimental, this is a burnished gem from an undiminished talent. I was inside my vessel painting the cabin when I heard the sounds of a scuffle nearby. I poked my head out the companionway in time to see a lithesome young woman swarming up the ladder which leaned against Happy Adventure’s flank. Whining expectantly, the shipyard dog was endeavouring to follow this attractive stranger. I could see why. As slim and graceful as a ballet dancer (which, I would later learn, was one of her avocations), she appeared to be wearing a gleaming golden helmet (her own smoothly bobbed head of hair) and was as radiantly lovely as any Saxon goddess. I invited her aboard, while pushing the dog down the ladder. “That’s only Blanche,” I reassured my visitor. “He won’t bite. He’s just, uh . . . being friendly.” “That’s nice to know,” she said sweetly. Then she smiled . . . and I was lost. —From Bay of Spirits
The Day The World Came To Town
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Author : Jim DeFede
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2011-07-12
The Day The World Came To Town written by Jim DeFede and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-12 with History categories.
The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace on September 11, the population of this small town on Newfoundland Island swelled from 10,300 to nearly 17,000. The citizens of Gander met the stranded passengers with an overwhelming display of friendship and goodwill. As the passengers stepped from the airplanes, exhausted, hungry and distraught after being held on board for nearly 24 hours while security checked all of the baggage, they were greeted with a feast prepared by the townspeople. Local bus drivers who had been on strike came off the picket lines to transport the passengers to the various shelters set up in local schools and churches. Linens and toiletries were bought and donated. A middle school provided showers, as well as access to computers, email, and televisions, allowing the passengers to stay in touch with family and follow the news. Over the course of those four days, many of the passengers developed friendships with Gander residents that they expect to last a lifetime. As a show of thanks, scholarship funds for the children of Gander have been formed and donations have been made to provide new computers for the schools. This book recounts the inspiring story of the residents of Gander, Canada, whose acts of kindness have touched the lives of thousands of people and been an example of humanity and goodwill.
Newfoundland And Labrador
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Author : Sean Cadigan
language : en
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Release Date : 2009-04-11
Newfoundland And Labrador written by Sean Cadigan and has been published by University of Toronto Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-11 with History categories.
Published to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of Newfoundland and Labrador joining Canada, Sean T. Cadigan has written the book that will surely become the definitive history of one of North America's most distinct and beautiful regions. The site of the first European settlement by Vikings one thousand years ago, a former colony of England, and known at various times as Terra Nova and Newfoundland until its official name change to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2001, this easternmost point of the continent has had a fascinating history in part because of its long-held position as the gateway between North America and Europe. Examining the region from prehistoric times to the present, Newfoundland and Labrador is not only a comprehensive history of the province, but an illuminating portrait of the Atlantic world and European colonisation of the Americas. Cadigan comprehensively details everything from the first European settlements, the displacement and extinction of the indigenous Beothuk by European settlers, the conflicts between settlers and imperial governance, to the Royal Newfoundland Regiment's near annihilation at the Battle of the Somme, the rise of Newfoundland nationalism, Joey Smallwood's case for confederation, and the modernization and economic disappointments instigated by joining Canada. Paying particular attention to the ways in which Newfoundland and Labrador's history has been shaped by its environment, this study considers how natural resources such as the Grand Banks, the disappearance of cod, and off-shore oil have affected the region and its inhabitants. Richly detailed, compelling, and written in an engaging and accessible style, Newfoundland and Labrador brings the rich and vibrant history of this remarkably interesting region to life.
A Short History Of Newfoundland And Labrador
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Author : Newfoundland Historical Society
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
A Short History Of Newfoundland And Labrador written by Newfoundland Historical Society and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Newfoundland and Labrador categories.
Written by professional historians, this book traces the growth of human settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador from Aboriginal pioneers to the current era. It also addresses common misconceptions about elements of Newfoundland and Labradors history.
Death On The Ice
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Author : Cassie Brown
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday of Canada
Release Date : 1988
Death On The Ice written by Cassie Brown and has been published by Doubleday of Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fisherman sailed out 'to the ice' to hunt seals in the hope of a few penniew in wages from the prosperous merchants of St. John's. The year 1914 witnessed the worst in the long line of tragedies that were part of their harsh way of life. For two long, freezing days and nights a party of seal hunters--one hundred thirty-two men--were left stranded on an icefield floating in the North Atlantic in winter. They were thinly dressed, with almost no food, and with no hope of shelter on the ice against the snow or the constant, bitter winds. To survive they had to keep moving, always moving. Those who lay down to rest died. Heroes emerged--one man froze his lips badly, biting off the icicles that were blinding his comrades. Other men froze in their tracks, or went mad with pain and walked off the edge of the icefield. All the while, ships steamed about nearby, unnoticing. And by the time help arrived, two thirds of the men were dead. This is an incredible story of bungling and greed, of suffering and heroism. The disaster is carefully traced, step by step. With the aid of compelling, contemporary photographs the book paints an unforgettable portrait of the bloody trade of seal hunting among the icefields when ships--and men--were expendable.
Land Of Many Shores
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Author : Ainslie Hawthorn
language : en
Publisher: Breakwater Books
Release Date : 2021-08
Land Of Many Shores written by Ainslie Hawthorn and has been published by Breakwater Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08 with categories.
Seeing through the eyes of others brings new perspective on the place we call home. In Land of Many Shores, writers share their essays about life in Newfoundland and Labrador from often-neglected viewpoints. In this collection, Indigenous people, cultural minorities, LGBTQ+, people living with mental or physical disabilities and other undervalued and hidden voices are coming to the forefront, with personal, poignant, celebratory and critical visions of the land we live on. From workers in the sex industry to non-Christian faithful, from the descendants of settlers from other lands to the Indigenous people of this land, the variety of experience against the backdrop of Newfoundland and Labrador provides food for thought--and celebration of diversity.
Murder On The Rock
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Author : Robert C. Parsons
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-06-15
Murder On The Rock written by Robert C. Parsons and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-15 with History categories.
The story of Newfoundland and Labrador is a long and bloody one. In Murder on the Rock, Robert C. Parsons describes some of the most horrific and puzzling crimes and shenanigans that have happened in this province. With tales of kidnappers, cold-blooded murderers, cannibals, and more, these fifty-nine stories of crime and punishment cover the 1700s to present day. Included are: Death at Saint Pierre Politics and Murder Mutineers, Villains, and Cowards The Death Ritual A Crime Most Frightening The Signal Hill Prison Break Rampage and Mutiny in Harbour Buffett The Bonne Bay Hostages Death at Beaumont The Decapitation of John Ball Eleanor Power: The First Woman Hanged . . . and many more!
Newfoundland
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Author : Rebbecca Ray
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2006-04-27
Newfoundland written by Rebbecca Ray and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-04-27 with Fiction categories.
Charlotte Weyland comes to Ynys-morlan, a dwindling Welsh seaside resort, after the death of her estranged mother. She brings with her an unwanted inheritance of £33 million, and so begins a plan to rejuvenate every home and business in the village. But the path to a better future is a long and rocky one, for despite the villagers' newfound wealth, daily life continues to dole out romance, trauma, heartache and slowly unravelling secrets...