[PDF] New Found Land eBook

Author : James Hiller
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 35,44 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9781550810721

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Twentieth Century Newfoundland: Explorations brings together ten papers by eight well-known historians of Newfoundland and Labrador. The papers address a wide variety of subject matter and open many avenues for further research. The book concludes with an extensive bibliography on the Newfoundland and Labrador in the Twentieth century. This bibliography is organized by topic and will serve the needs of the general reader and specialists alike. Twentieth Century Newfoundland: Explorations highlight the scope and complexity of present day writing about the history of Newfoundland and Labrador. James Hiller, Professor of History at Memorial University and author of a number of articles on Newfoundland in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Peter Neary, Professor of History at the University of Weste Ontario and the author of Newfoundland in the North Atlantic World, 1929-1949(1998).

Author : Robert Mellin
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 25,78 MB
Release : 2008-09-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781568988078

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There is an almost elemental appeal in the rural fishing villages of Nova Scotia, Maine, and Newfoundland. Their intimate connection to nature, to the land, water, and (often harsh) weather; their reliance on ingenuity, on-hand materials, and craftsmanship; and their values of thrift and endurance serve as inspiration and as touchstones for those of us caught up in the hubbub of modern life. Tilting, Newfoundland is a celebration of all these virtues and an eclectic documentation of the buildings, landscape, and lifestyle of this remote community on a small island far off the Canadian coast. Through photographs, firsthand historical anecdotes, and delicate pencil drawings, author Robert Mellin presents a personal account of Tilting's houses, outbuildings, furniture, tools, fences, and docks, and, in the process, the way of life of Tilting. Mellin describes how houses are built for mobility and then "launched," or moved; how houses are detailed and constructed; how cabbage houses are built out of overturned boats; and the difference between picket, paling, and riddle fences-with diagrams in case you want to build your own. Part journal, part sketchbook, part oral history, Tilting, Newfoundland is a treasure chest of a book that offers new discoveries with each reading, and a reminder of the simpler aspects of life and building.

Author : Robert Mellin
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 43,51 MB
Release : 2011-10-17
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0773587411

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In over 220 drawings and photographs, Robert Mellin presents the development of architecture in the decades immediately following Newfoundland's 1949 union with Canada. Newfoundland's wholehearted embrace of modern architecture in this era affected planning as well as the design of cultural facilities, commercial and public buildings, housing, recreation, educational facilities, and places of worship, and Premier Joseph Smallwood often relied on modern architecture to demonstrate the progress made by his administration. Mellin explores the links between Smallwood and modern architecture, revealing how Smallwood guided the development of numerous architectural projects. He also looks at the work of two innovative local architects, Frederick A. Colbourne and Angus J. Campbell, showing how their architecture was influenced by their life-long interest in art. The first comprehensive work on an important period of architectural development in urban and rural Newfoundland, Newfoundland Modern complements Mellin's award-winning book on the outport of Tilting, Fogo Island.

Author : Harry Beckett
Publisher : Calgary : Weigl
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 12,72 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Newfoundland and Labrador
ISBN : 9781896990835

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Focuses on the environment, history, industry, tourist attractions, arts, sports and cultures that make Newfoundland and Labrador unique.

Author : Yva Momatiuk
Publisher : Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 10,68 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Newfoundland and Labrador
ISBN : 9781552092255

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A touching tribute to Canada's tenth province, this book tells the story of a ruggedly beautiful landscape through the words of its people and the photographs of two exceptional photojournalists.

Author : Sean Thomas Cadigan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 28,48 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0802082475

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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.

Author : Jeffrey Allison Webb
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 42,59 MB
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0802098207

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The Voice of Newfoundland studies cultural and political changes in Newfoundland from 1939 to 1949 by taking a close look at the Broadcasting Corporation of Newfoundland's radio programming and the responses of their listeners.

Author : Reginald Byron
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 50,22 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780802084132

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Set against the background of momentous economic changes over the last decade, Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland examines the economic, political, and social circumstances that have led to the current crisis in rural Newfoundland. In this timely collection, ten social scientists explore how outporters are coping with uncertainty, the choices that they are now confronting, and the consequences of these choices in terms of their capacity to sustain livelihoods into the next generation and beyond. Offering both general overviews and specific case studies drawn from recent research, Retrenchment and Regeneration in Rural Newfoundland provides insight into the moral and political economy of Newfoundland, the background to the collapse of the fish stocks, and the effects of the crisis on outporter's occupational choices and migration decisions. Rich in detail and thought-provoking ideas, this collection is the first to examine the interconnected problems and opportunities in rural Newfoundland in light of global economic and social changes.

Author : Joan M. Sullivan
Publisher : Breakwater Books
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,89 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781894377225

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This work represents trailblazing artists, dedicated activists, innovative entrepreneurs - people who made their mark through their work or their calling. It includes long-loved eccentrics and exceptional young adults who met with tragedy, as well as those who happenedon momentous events and those who were swept along by them. Together theytouch on a myriad of incidents and adventures significant to the politics, industry and culture of this province, our country and the world, and leave the gift and legacy of their work and ideals.