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Biography & Autobiography Personal Memoirs

Not Too Long Ago

Stories of a Traditional Way of Life

edited by Garry Cranford

Publisher
Flanker Press
Initial publish date
Mar 2012
Category
Personal Memoirs
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780968518106
    Publish Date
    Oct 1999
    List Price
    $12.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781926881683
    Publish Date
    Mar 2012
    List Price
    $19.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926881690
    Publish Date
    Feb 2012
    List Price
    $11.99

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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:?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

 

 

 

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.

About the author

In 1905, Mi’kmaq prospector Matty Mitchell found a strange rock in Sandy River, running into Red Indian Lake, Newfoundland. This rusty brown and yellow outcrop was rich in sulphides of lead, zinc and copper, but it took twenty years of scientific advancement before the secrets of the complex minerals were unlocked. In 1926, the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company signed a pact, establishing one of Newfoundland’s richest mines at the sire they called Buchans.The Lucky Strike Glory Hole and the underground mines were not the only legacies that Buchans left to Newfoundland. As soon as the mine and mill had begun production, the pioneers turned to recreation, turning and iron ore shed into an ice arena, and the town became famous for its hockey team, climaxing in the “Glory Days” of senior amateur hockey in Newfoundland, when The Buchans Miners hockey team cross-crossed the province in pursuit of sports glory.Here is an account of the Buchans miners – the underground drillers and the hockey players – told by a Buchaneer who worked as a prospector and in the underground mines.Garry Cranford is the author of the bestselling book, Newfoundland Schooner: Norma & Gladys, and co-author of Potheads & Drum Hoops and From Cod to Crab. He lives in St. John’s, Newfoundland.

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