The story of the "masterless men" of the late 1700s in the wilds behind Renews. An entertaining yarn as a novel, surely much more than it would have been as straight history with the scant available facts.

Subtitled "Avalanches in Newfoundland & Labrador". Apparently every little ripple or slide of snow is an avalanche, at least in this book. Many of the incidents were eoriginally either barely reported in the media or not reported at all, and caused relatively little damage (such as damaging a single house or shed). Useful information is included about avalanches in general, recognition of the potential dangers, avoidance, and survival.

[11x9 format] A very slim (29 pages, mostly alternating text and color illustrations] story for children, about a young boy and his grandfather, trapped on an ice floe.

Actually a booklet. The author on his familiar theme that Newfoundland joining Canada was some kind of manifest destiny. Starts with the conclusion, then finds evidence to support it, including some mighty weak proofs; if one of the province's men tended to wear the same color of sweater as men in Newfoundland, that would probably be included as a proof!

Subtitled "A General History From Earliest Times". The Newfoundland content is almost entirely lacking, consisting of a page or so about confederation and several other minor mentions, mostly in the context of geography.

Subtitled "Snaps and memories of the dear old times". [8-1/2x11 format] A slim "come home year" book, mostly photos. Mostly of interest to people with ties to the locale.

A novel about a young girl growing up in a small outport in the 40's. A good read. The trials of Job! I like Morrissey's style of descriptions so richly textured that I can almost see and feel and even smell the locales. Often gritty, at times crude (and sometimes seemingly unnecessarily so). A real potboiler!

Subtitled "The Story Of Wilfred Grenfell". A fairly slim biography of the great doctor, written for Christian children. Part of a series of books called "Stories of Faith and Fame".

A novel for younger teens, set in Portugal Cove in the 1870s. The struggles in day-to-day life of a 12 year old boy and his Newfoundland dog, set against a background of "good fishermen versus bad merchants". Generally well written, with lots of color and frequent explanations of local terms for the uninitiated, but marred by a contrived upbeat ending.