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A Life on Wheels by Martin Lobigs
For anyone planning a similar trip to Latin America, this narrative will
be a guide and inspiration, whether you are in an armchair or on a bicycle
saddle.
Item No. NF36728
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Alphabet Fleet (The) by Maura Hanrahan
Newfoundland’s Alphabet Fleet became a beloved part of the fabric of life in Newfoundland and Labrador during the early 1900s. These ships carried bright-eyed young teachers to their first outport assignments, wedding dresses to excited brides, Christmas parcels and letters to eager hands, people home from city hospitals and the dead to be buried in family plots.
Item No. NF36369
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Always a Straight Shooter by Harold Collins
Harold epitomized the Newfoundland character as we would want it to be. Rarely does an individual capture the essence of a place, and a people, withing his own personality. I know you will enjoy Harold's story. - Frank Moores
Item No. NF29732
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Ann and Seamus by Kevin Major
Ann's courage and strength at the oars of the rescue boat were largely responsible for the saving of more than 160 passengers stranded amid the raging storm
Item No. NF26450
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Atlantic Sentinel by D.R. Tarrant
The history of communications in Newfoundland has been fascinating, and there have been many significant firsts. Atlantic Sentinel covers the period from the mid-1800s to the late 1990s.
Item No. NF FP8
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Beothuck Way (The) by John Kitchen
This is a story about the Beothuk way of life in Newfoundland as seen through the eyes of a young Beothuk boy.
Item No. NF34775
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Brown Trout and Rainbow Trout; A Journey Into Newfoundland Waters by Donald Hustins
Read about the introduction of brown trout and rainbow trout into Newfoundland waters. Also find out where and how to catch them.
Item No. NF TLP1
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Captain Cartwright and his Labrador Journal edited by C.W. Townsend M.D.
The diary of George Cartwright during his nearly sixteen years on the Coast of Labrador starting in 1770 was first published in 1792. An edited version published in 1911 is no longer available but Cartwrights's journal is so interesting and provides such a wonderful insight into his daily life in 1770's Labrador it is well worth another printing.
Item No. NF DRC1
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Charlie Baker George: The story of Sabena OOCBG by Frank Tibbo © Jesperson Publishing>
Revised and updated. A Sabena DC-4 aircraft carrying 37 passengers and 7 crew crashed 56 km southwest of Gander in 1946. A story of determination of the survivors to live and the courageous efforts of the rescuers.
Item No. NF JP9
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Charm Against the Pain (A) - an Anthology of All New Writing from Newfoundland by Queller, Buchanan, and Rubia
A Charm Against the Pain, expresses "the power of literature to navigate travellers through the valleys and peaks of life" – Joan Clark
Item No. NF34995
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Christmas in Newfoundland and Labrador by D.S. Ryan © Jesperson Publishing
Christmas in Newfoundland and Labrador reflects continued practices of holiday customs in the Atlantic province dating from 17th- and 18th-century England and Ireland.
Item No. NF JP2
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Crossroads Country by Malcolm McLeod © Breakwater Books Ltd
A collection of life stories from people who grew up in Newfoundland before confederation. It examines the various ties that Newfoundland experienced with Canada, the United States, and Great Britain.
Item No. NF BB7
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Dance with the Devil by Daniel Bagby
The father of Andrew Bagby, a young doctor, is told by his father who gives a terrifying indictment of the Canadian Judicial and social welfare system in the treatment of Shirley Turner and Andrew's son.
Item No. NF35298
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Dangerous Offender by Bob Woolridge
A physically powerful man prowled St. John's streets for five years looking for women and sex. He brutalized at least seven women during that period.
Item No. NF32841 DRC9
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Day Grenfell Cried (The) by Earl Pilgrim
Living conditions, both on the Labrador coast and onboard merchant-owned vessels returning to Newfoundland after a summer's fishing, were a far cry from the way many of us vintage gentlemen, and gentleladies, first learned of them in our grade six[?] history book The Story of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Item No. NF36141
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Day of Varick Frissell (The) by Earl B. Pilgrim
On board the SS Viking when it sailed from St. John's to the front in March of 1931 was movie director Varick Frissell, there to finish shooting a film for Paramount Pictures. This story is about the greatest hunt in the world - the seal hunt - and the explosion that blew the Viking apart.
Item No. NF28909
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Day the World Came to Town (The) by Jim Defede
The Day the World Came to Town is a positively heartwarming account of the citizens of Gander and its surrounding communities and the unexpected guests who were welcomed with exemplary kindness.
Item No. NF25982
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Dictionary of Newfoundland English by Story, Kirwan, and Widdowson
Newfoundland is home to a very rich dialect that stems from Ireland and the English West Country. The Newfoundland Dictionary is a wonderful reference book that celebrates this very unique folklore and culture of Newfoundland.
Item No. NF2303
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Domino: The Eskimo Coast Disaster by Maura Hanrahan
The true story of a deadly hurricane that devastated Labrador's Eskimo Coast in the fall of 1885.
Item No. NF FP18
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Dying Hard: Industrial Carnage in St. Lawrence, Newfoundland by Elliott Leyton
Dying Hard is a series of first-hand accounts by miners suffering from industrial diseases contracted while working in the fluorspar mines of St. Lawrence, Newfoundland.
Item No. NF29178
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Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland by E. R. Seary
Originally published in 1977, this edition has been completely reset and incorporates additions and corrections.
Item No. NF7075
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Far From Home by Nellie P. Strowbridge
Clarissa, eleven, has been orphaned by a disease that has kept her far from home for as long as she can remember. Shortlisted for the 2006 Newfoundland and Labrador Historic Sites Heritage and History Award.
Item No. NF FP23
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Fifteen Days by Christie Blatchford
Christie Blatchford creates a detailed, complex and deeply affecting picture of military life in the twenty-first century.
Item No. NF36534
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Flannigans (The) by M. T. Dohaney
Set in outport Newfoundland during a pivotal point in the province’s history, The Flannigans is a beautiful yet heart-wrenching tale about a family struggling to come to terms with tragedy.
Item No. NF36348
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Free Wind Home: A Childhood Memoir, 1935-1948
Free Wind Home is a frank tale of a journey through Gary's outport growing-up years, and later, along the coal-dusted sidewalks of St John's, Newfoundland.
Item No. NF36562
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Gift of Christmas (The) by Nellie P. Strowbridge
The Gift of Christmas is a collection that will warm the hearts and stir the souls of young and old alike.
Item No. NF FP16
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Golden Gushue - A Curling Story by Brad gushue and Alex J. Walling
The fascinating story about Brad Gushue and his curling who capture the hearts of Canada and an Olympic gold medal in 2006. The perfect souvenir.
Item No. NF34741
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Golden Leg (The): and Other Campfire Tales by Dale Jarvis
One of Canada's favourite storytellers is back with a collection of classic ghost stories for young readers.
Item No. NF36430
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Hard-Headed and Big-Hearted: Writing Newfoundland by Stuart Pierson Edited by Stan Dragland
This work by an adopted Newfoundlander will certainly help us better understand the Newfoundland culture.
Item No. NF FP15
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Haulin Rope and Gaff by Shannon Ryan & Larry Small © Breakwater Books Ltd
About sealing or swilin' time on Newfoundland's north east coast, the opportunity to obtain fresh meat for the table and earn some cash.
Item No. NF BB8
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Haunted Shores: True Ghost Stories of Newfoundland and Labrador by Dale Jarvis
Haunted Shores is an eerie exploration of the phantom-filled nooks and crannies of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The province is rich with tales of ghost ships, mysterious lights, sinister spectres, tokens of impending death, headless pirates, and murdered loves.
Item No. NF28710
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Heroic Companion: A Brief History of the Newfoundland Dog by Pat Pickett
84 pages of Interesting facts and pictures of the Newfoundland dog.
Item No. NF27244
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High: Confessions of a Pot Smuggler by Brian O'Dea
He was tried and sentenced to ten years to be served at Terminal Island federal prison in Los Angeles Harbor.
Item No. NF35236
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Honour thy Mother by T.C. Badcock © Breakwater Books Ltd
A mother and her young son hope to find a new life in a rugged Newfoundland outport. She comes to love the hardened sincerity of her adopted family but her secrets cannot elude her forever.
Item No. NF BB2
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Hound Dog: Beagles and Beaglers of Newfoundland by Darrin McGrath
The book is full of information on the Beagles and Beaglers in Newfoundland.
Item No. NF36388
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Iambics of Newfoundland (The): Notes From an Unknown Shore by Robert Finch
During his first 21 years, Finch lived in the Canadian province known to its inhabitants as “The Rock,” the inspiration for Robert Finch’s new collection of essays titled The Iambics of Newfoundland. Moored in the north Atlantic, its topsoil scraped off during the last ice age to form the Grand Banks, Newfoundland is both barren and beautiful. Finch evokes this dichotomy throughout this collection of his personal reflections on the flora, fauna and people he encounters during his travels in Newf
Item No. NF36081
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Icebergs of Newfoundland and Labrador by Stephen Bruneau
The original intent of this booklet was to provide boat tour operators with correct interpretive information for tourists. First appearing in 1998 the broad interest in the subject has led to the production of this first colour version.
Item No. NF20030
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Jack Ford Story (The): Newfoundland's POW in Nagasaki By Jack Fitzgerald
In this riveting story, Jack Ford shares his memories of that horrific time in his life, his rescue and his long-awaited journey home.
Item No. NF36552
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Jackman by Eldon Drodge © Jesperson Publishing
During adevastating October gale a small schooner, the Sea Clipper, was driven onto a reef at Spotted Island, Labrador. A young sea-captain from Renews, William Jackman, appeared on the scene to undertake one of the most amazing sea rescues ever known.
Item No. BY15056 JP3
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Kerrivan by Eldon Drodge © Jesperson Publishing
A group of desperate men, mostly deserters and escaped prisoners, as well as indentured men and boys who had run away from their fishing masters, survived in the wilderness on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula in the mid to late 1700's..
Item No. NF17675 JP5
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Killer Snow: Avalanches in Newfoundland and Labrador by David Liverman
The best way of understanding the significance of avalanches in this province, however, is by listening to the stories told over the years.
Item No. NF35135
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Last Voyage of the Karluk (The) by Captain Bob Bartlett
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.
Item No. NF35455
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Literature and Identity: Essays on Newfoundland and Labrador by Ronald Rompkey
This collection of critical writings about the "rich cultural heritage" of Newfoundland and Labrador should help define what it is that makes the province unique.
Item No. NF DRC14
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Log of Bob Bartlett (The): The True Story of Forty Years of Seafaring and Exploration by Capt. Robert A. Bartlett
Capt. Bob Bartlett's log details his two most historic adventures - his journey with Robert Peary to discover the North Pole and his heroic deed aboard the Karluk - yet it also sketches his early life and some of his most memorable ice teavles during and after the Great War.
Item No. NF34580
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Marconi's Miracle by D.R. Tarrant
On December 12, 1901, on Signal Hill, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal from Cornwall, England. This is the story of that remarkable event.
Item No. NF FP1
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Memoirs of a Blue Puttee by Jean Edwards Stacey
The memoirs of a Blue Puttee who survived the First World War.
Item No. NF21602
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Mess They Made (The): The Middle East After Araq by Gwynne Dyer
In his trademark vivid prose, and in arguments as clear as his research is thorough, Dyer brings his considerable knowledge and understanding of the region to bear on the issue of how widespread the meltdown in the Middle East will likely be.
Item No. NF36015
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Miners of Wababa (The) -The Story of the Iron Ore Miners of Bell Island by Gail Weir
A history of the mine from its beginning in 1895 until its shutdown in 1966. This is the second edition.
Item No. NF34238
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Moose: Giant of the Northern Forest by Bill Silliker Jr.
Find out more about the moose, the majestic animal of the northern forest. Information about the animal and its environment.In Moose, he chronicles this interesting animal's life history, its varied habitat, how it raises and defends its young, and conservation efforts taking place to preserve it in the wild
Item No. NF32453
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Neither Here nor There by Peter Pickersgill
Well-known CBC Radio broadcaster Peter Pickersgill provides an insightful and introspective look at the world around him. His observations are born from a sense of eternal homesickness, as he divides his days between Salvage, Newfoundland, and Gatineau, Quebec
Item No. NF FP19
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Newfoundland Coyote (The) by Darrin McGrath
The coyote arrived on the Island of Newfoundland in March 1985 and since then has spread throughout the island. It has proven to be a very effective predator on caribou and domestic sheep. People have had close encounters with them.
Item No. NF30165
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Newfoundland and its Untrodden Ways by John G. Millais
Largely about hunting in Newfoundland but provides great insight into the unspoiled wilderness and natural history of the region as well as the soul of Newfoundland and its people.
Item No. NF33071
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No Need to Wear Rubbers: Travel Diary of James O'Neill edited by Ray O'Neill
James O'Neill takes us to Spain, France, Ireland, and England where he experiences the decadence of Paris, the carnivals of Spain, the splendour of Versailles, and the magnificance of London. A delightful travelogue.
Item No. NF33056
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Noble Newfoundland Dog (The) by Bruce Hynes
This is a look at the history of this popular Newfoundland dog. Hynes begins his book with a history of the breed and quickly moves on to stories about Newfoundland dogs past and present. These tales make up the bulk of the book and are generally short, illustrating the traits we associate with the breed: loyalty, bravery, intelligence and gentleness.
Item No. NF33350
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Not Words, But Deeds: Nano Nagle's Daring Venture by Carona Wyse, PBVM
Not Words, But Deeds,/i> is a tribute to the life of Nano Nagle and a brief history of the Presentation Sisters before and after their arrival in Newfoundland in 1833.
Item No. NF FP24
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Nunatsuak: Stories of the Big Land, Labrador and Newfoundland by Cyril Goodyear
Nunatsuak Stories of the Big Land Labrador and Newfoundland is a love story, though not in the conventional sense. It is collection of short stories which speaks of the love of a man for nature, his province, and it's people.
Item No. NF11550
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On Assignment in Afghanistan: Maritimers at War
For everyone who knows someone serving overseas, for everyone who wants to understand how the troops cope with the tragedies and the politics of war, On Assignment in Afghanistan will provide a firsthand account of what life is like for Maritimers at war.
Item No. NF36459
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Probably Without Equal by John Parsons
Parsons reviews the experiences of Frank Mercer, a member of the Newfoundland Rangers and his experiences on the Labrador Coast during the winter of 1936. The stories of the Newfoundland Rangers are a large part of the colourful history of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Item No. NF26328
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Road to Nowhere (The): Memories of Newfoundland and Labrador by Cyril Goodyear
Some of the tales include climbing Gros Morne, canoeing on Sandy Lake, murder, counterfeiters, and the police shooting of Norman Reid and Darryl Power.
Item No. NF27155
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SS Ethie and the Hero Dog by Bruce Ricketts
The mystery of the Newfoundland Dog and the rescue of 92 persons when the SS Ethie went aground on the rocky shores of Western Newfoundland in 1919.
Item No. NF32909
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Silk Stocking Mats by Paula Laverty
Silk Stocking Mats is the result of over seventeen years of exhaustive research and draws on personal interviews with older women who recall their hooking days, the study of hundreds of archival documents, and careful examination of countless Grenfell hooked mats.
Item No. NF326324
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Soldier Priest in the Killing Fields of Europe by Gary Browne & Darrin McGrath
Padre Thomas Nangle: Chaplain to the Newfoundland Regiment in WWI. He was a remarkable man who made a significant contribution to Newfoundland.
Item No. NF DRC13
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That Nothing be Lost by Otto Tucker
From the Christmas during schooldays in old Newfoundland to teaching and travelling - light-hearted anecdotes of days gone by.
Item No. NF35687
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Trenching at Gallipoli by John Gallishaw
A personal account of a Newfoundlander who joined the Newfoundland Regiment and subsequently served in the Gallipoli Campaign of 1915, the Regiment's first exposure to the horrors of World War One. A compelling and facinating story.
Item No. NF DRC6
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Tsunami: The Newfoundland Tidal Wave Disaster by Maura Hanrahan
Here is the dramatic, incredible story of the South Coast Disaster of 1929, the superhuman efforts to save the sick and dying and to rebuild shattered lives and devastated communities. A tragedy and its aftermath intensely researched and re-created.
Item No. NF29422 FP3
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Two Traditions (The) by Gerald Thomas
The culture and folklore of the Francophone population of the Port au Port Peninsula, and particularly their storytelling traditions, are the focus of the work by noted folklorist and memorial university professor Gerald Thomas.
Item No. NF BB21
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Voices of World War II by Gene Quigley
Personal narratives in the Veteran's own words help bring history to life...
Item No. NF34859
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Weavers of the Tapestery by Katherine E Bellamy, RSM
This book presents in truth and simplicity the story of a group of ordinary women who did ordinary things but who did them extraordinarily well.
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When We Worked Hard: Tickle Cove, Newfoundland by Darrell Duke
When odd experiences take place, a story’s version changes slightly each time it is repeated. If it has a hint of bad in it, a story is guaranteed to appear ten times worse by the time it reaches the end of a community.
Item No. NF35458
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Where Christmas is Christmas by Frank Galgay and Michael McCarthy
The child with the widest eyes and words of the wisest and most elderly gentleman tell all that Christmas lives on, and in no other place can this be seen with such delight and enthusiasm than in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Item No. NF33144
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Will Anyone Search for Danny by Earl Pilgrim
This is the gripping, inspirational story of a legendary game warden written by another legendary game warden—Earl Pilgrim, one of Canada's most successful boxers, an indefatigable crusader for the restoration of moose and caribou, and a Master Raconteur. It is a proper tribute to both men and the wild, harsh, lovely land they have guarded so well." Ted Williams, Contributing Editor of Audubon Magazine and Gray's Sporting Journal
Item No. NF FP17
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Wonderful Strange: Ghosts, Fairies and Fabulous Beasties by Dale Jarvis
Newfoundland and Labrador is blessed with more fairies, devils, old hags, phantoms, Jacky Lanterns, sea monsters, and other fabulous and frightening creatures than any other spot in Canada.
Item No. NF FP9
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Your Daughter Fanny: The War Letters of Frances Cluett, VAD Edited by Bill Rompkey & Bert Riggs
Fanny Cluett left her Fortune Bay home to join the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD), an organization committed to assisting military personnel during World War I. These are the letters she wrote home.
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