Fish for Dinner
Germany has the Brothers Grimm, and now Newfoundland has Paul O’Neill. Paul O’Neill has been collecting favourite stories from around the world since high school. In Fish for Dinner, he has taken tales of long ago that grew out of the world’s oral traditions and set them in communities around Newfoundland and Labrador. The result is a wonderf …
How Dog Became A Friend
Today dogs are considered man’s best friends, but thousands of years ago the world was a very different place and dogs were animals to be feared. This all changes one autumn day when a young brother and sister wander too far from home and are captured by the Old Hag of the Wilderness. The terrified young children beg passing animals for help, yet …
No Need to Wear Rubbers
In 1925, James O'Neil, a businessman from the Newfoundland community of Bay de Verde took a well-earned vacation in Europe. He kept a detailed account of his activities as he visited Spain, France, Ireland and England. O'Neil's diary is a time capsule of the 'Roaring 20s' the decadence of Paris and the Riviera, the carnivals of Spain, the splendour …
Sails Over Ice
Sails Over Ice picks up where The Log of Bob Bartlett left off.
Between the years 1925–1933, Captain Bob Bartlett and the Morrissey explored coastal Greenland and much of Northern Canada, harvesting scientific specimens and Inuit artifacts for North American societies and museums and collecting Arctic mammals for zoos. This world-famous captain f …
The Last Voyage of the Karluk
On January 4, 1914, the Karluk was stuck in ice when the ominous sound of the ship’s stern being ripped open by pack ice was heard by all on board. It sounded like the firing of a cannon. Bartlett immediately ordered supplies be unloaded on the ice. The Karluk began to break up on January 10, and all on board were ordered to abandon ship. When ev …
The Log of Bob Bartlett
Each year, thousands of people visit Bob Bartlett’s boyhood home located in Brigus, Newfoundland and Labrador, to catch a glimpse of this famous sealing captain’s amazing life. Hawthorne Cottage has been designated a National Historic Site.
The Log of Bob Bartlett captures details and experiences that are not widely known about his forty years …
The Oldest City
The Oldest City: The Story of St. John's Newfoundland is an epic drama of North America's most historic city. In its 400 years, St. John's has been molded by stoic fishermen, intrepid aviators, brilliant statesmen, devoted clerics, brave social reformers and hard working business people. O'Neill's highly readable work also includes rapacious mercha …