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Not too long ago : stories of a traditional way of life

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  • Publisher:
    Flanker Press, 2012
    Note: This book was purchased with support from the Government of Canada's Social Development Partnerships Program - Disability Component.

Details:

  • Author: Cranford, Garry
    Date:
    Created
    2012
    Summary:

    Not Too Long Ago is back by popular demand in this newly revised and expanded edition! In this volume, today’s senior citizens talk about some of the more exciting and memorable moments of their lives growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read these richly detailed biographies, and meet:

    Charlie Bown — Bell Island Miner
    Arthur Clarke — Ambulance Driver
    Howard Elliott — Big Game Outfitter
    Margaret Giovannini — Outport Nurse
    Gordon Lannon — Train Conductor
    Howard Lethbridge — Trapper
    Jack May — Lighthouse Keeper
    Frank Mercer — Newfoundland Ranger
    Florence Michelin — Grenfell Nurse
    George Snow — Lumberman
    Hubert Waterman — Twillingate Fisherman
    Millie Young — Port au Port Midwife

    . . . and many more who share experiences from various walks of life: true stories of shipwrecks and sailors, moonshine and home remedies, the seal fishery, the 1959 Badger riot, and young men and women who survived the 1929 Burin tidal wave, who cooked on the Labrador, and who marched off to war.

    Original Publisher: [S.l.], Flanker Press
    Language(s): English