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NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR COLLECTION Spring 2021 IN THE NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR COLLECTION Spring 2021 Click on the book cover or title to go directly to our online catalogue. Click on ebook or audiobook to go directly to our eLibrary. NON-FICTION Canada’s Irish Pioneers: their story by Lucille H. Campey A vivid and detailed account of the Irish immigrants who settled in early Canada, Canada's Irish Pioneers is Lucille Campey's third book on Irish immigration to Canada. It incorporates material from her two previous books relating to Atlantic Canada and Ontario and Quebec and describes their settlements in the Prairies and British Columbia. Information is also given on the financial assistance provided by landlords to their tenants during the famine years and by the custodians of workhouses later on. Canada's Irish Pioneers is the first, fully-documented account, produced in recent times, of the great migration of Irish people to Canada. It is packed full of data on sea crossings and settlements, and the phenomenal geographical progress which the Irish made across Canada can be viewed in twenty six maps. The Irish were ambitious people with big dreams who were desperate to escape from the poverty in their homeland. This saga is all about the thrusting, brave and well-organized immigrants who prospered Self-published, 2020 Essays on the Legal History of Newfoundland and Labrador before Confederation edited by Melvin Baker, Jerry Bannister and Christopher P. Curran This volume contains seven chapters canvassing a wide variety of issues. It offers a fresh perspective on the development of the law and legal institutions in Newfoundland and Labrador. Taken as a whole, the volume presents an opportunity to reflect on how far legal history has come in Newfoundland and Labra- dor over the past generation. Contributing authors are: Christopher Morry, Augustus Lilly, Kurt Korneski, Hans Rollman, John Cheeseman, Melvin Baker and Gerald Penney. Includes B&W and colour illustrations and photographs. Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2019 Future Possible: an art history of Newfoundland and Labrador edited by Mireille Egan How do you begin to write an art history and what are the vital questions to ask? Which marks are most prominent in the visual culture of a particular place, and which are nearly invisible? In Future Possible, Mireille Eagan and other writers and artists navigate the tangled histories and cultures of Newfound- land and Labrador to investigate the visual output and to write the narrative that it has created. The result is an ambitious volume, arising from a two-part exhibition of the same name at The Rooms, that provides a multi-vocal, multi-faceted history spanning pre- and post-Confederation Newfoundland. Lavishly illustrated with 180 images of art and objects from the province's visual history, Future Possible features essays by curators and artists on topics such as pre-Confederation art; contemporary art, craft, and Indigenous culture; and outsider and folk art. This intriguing volume places artifacts from the province's history and work by icon- ic Newfoundland and Labrador artists such as Gerald Squires, and Mary Pratt in conversation with works by contemporary artists like Jordan Bennett and Kym Greeley. Together they explore how history is told and retold through objects and images and how these objects and images, and the power structures that pre- serve them, define an understanding of place. Goose Lane Editions/ The Rooms Corporation, 2021 Identity on the Land: company towns in Canada by Lucie K. Morisset and Jessica Mace The company town is a built environment created by an industry to house the workers of an industrial site. It also often becomes a social project. In Canada, where the quest for resources punctuated human settle- ment, company towns marked the territory, culture and collective imagination of generations of inhabitants. They also wrote modern history in Canada, and defined its presence in the world. Founded on a study of over 200 company towns- including Grand Falls, Corner Brook and others in Newfoundland and Labrador- this book presents their saga. Patrimonium, 2019 Click on the book cover or title to go directly to our online catalogue. Click on ebook or audiobook to go directly to our eLibrary. NON-FICTION I’ll Go the Length of Meself: the story of Newfoundland’s daring rascal, Captain by Philip Earle Guy Earle, North America’s youngest master mariner Captain Guy Earle of Carbonear was a legendary master mariner of Newfoundland & Labrador. Read the in- credible story of this daring and compassionate rascal who sailed and soared in the times of schooners and rum running. Penned by his son, Dr. Phil Earle, I’ll Go the Length of Meself is a must-read for anyone in- terested in our province’s history and fishing culture; and in fearless figures who fascinate and inspire. Geoff Sterling once called Skipper Guy a “Newfoundland Hero.” Premier Smallwood referred to him as a “very great native son.” Self-published, 2020 Keep on Walking: a journey from disability to dis-ability by Sheldon R. S. Crocker “Have you ever hit rock bottom? Have you ever slumped in the darkness, lost your enjoyment for living and wondered, ‘what does it all mean?’ Have you ever sensed that you were on the outside looking in, and felt hopeless? If you’ve ever felt like you’ve been hobbling through life, Keep On Walking is the story of a spiritual journey from surviving to thriving. It’s my own tale, but my intention in sharing this story is to inspire others to try to find the same grit and determination that was buried deep within my heart. I spent years running in the prison that I had been told was my reality: that I am a broken, hurt, damaged, and disabled boy. It was only when I decided to start walking out of this imagined jail that I discovered my own inner light. As I kept walking, I be- gan healing decades of trauma and found more liberty and love both within my soul and without. This is the story of my fall and my rise, and I hope you will Keep On Walking with me.” - Sheldon Crocker Self-published, 2020 A Nurturing Darkness: meditations on the root cellars of Newfoundland: the artwork of Carol Bajen-Gahm by Emily Demming and Carol Bajen-Gahm A Nurturing Darkness presents the art of Carol Bajen-Gahm as she meditates on the root cellars of Newfoundland. It consists of twenty-two mixed-media abstract paintings in which she uses encaustic and oil paints, seaweed prints, netting, photo transfers and other media to distill the many aspects of these dark but nurturing underground structures still extant in many Newfoundland outports. She explores their dark, confined spaces that create an indifference to time and space and generate a fear that leads to a deeper understanding. Her geologic processes of deposition and erosion (painting and scraping) create a balance between form and color; shape and texture that engenders a deep sense of seeing. Carol and her studio are literally immersed in the wild surroundings of the North Atlantic and, as a conse- quence, Carol's art is steeped in the soul of Newfoundland. Komatik Press, 2019 The Quest for a “National” Nationalism: E.J. 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NON-FICTION The Roads I’ve Taken: a memoir by Corey Gladstone Crewe The Roads I've Taken tells Corey's life story with its hills and valleys, twists and turns, joys and sor- rows. As a member of the well known Newfoundland singing duo Corey and Trina, this journey has taken many roads that will be sure to entertain. Self-published, 2017 The Southern Circuit Court at Ferryland: the documentary record, 1826-1872 edited by Christopher P. Curran This volume traces the history of the Southern Circuit Court from its inception in 1826 to its demise in 1972, through an examination of the common law and statutory record. With the new century in the offing it also traces the reform efforts leading to the development of the streamlined judicial apparatus that would carry Newfoundland and Labrador into the 20th century. Law Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, 2019 That Wasn’t the Plan: a memoir by Reg Sherren Many Canadians will remember Reg Sherren as host of the popular CBC TV program Country Canada, when he crisscrossed the nation sniffing out amazing but little-known stories of life in small towns and rural areas. Others will recall his many years as feature reporter for CBC's flagship news program, The National, collect- ing stories like that of Montreal inventor Catalin Alexandru Duru magically soaring above the earth on his home-made hover board to set a new Guinness World Record. In the course of his eventful career Sherren did everything from guest hosting network radio shows like Cross Country Checkup to reporting from war zones, and his experiences make for a book bristling with memorable characters, unbelievable events and provocative reflection.
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