An adventure novel for youth, starring a 12 year old outport boy. A simplistic tale of good and evil told through the boy's eyes, involving the captains of two fishing schooners risking life and limb (their own and those of other people aboard their boats) in a wreckless race through northern ice to be first to arrive at a particular fishing area in Labrador. Unfortunately, tends to present "right" as whatever the boy and his father want.

Tales of ships and shipwrecks in the seas around Newfoundland. The author's seventh book on this theme.

A novel set in a tiny 19th century outport on the north shore of Newfoundland, where first a family is stranded after having to leave England, and then a young woman with a baby arrives. Beyond just hardship, mere survival is not assured. Richly realized locales and characters, as we participate in their day to day lives.

The second part of an autiobiography, covering the author's start at teaching in 1946 through his retirement from the ministry in 2003. Interesting in places, but likely to be of interest mostly to friends and relatives.

Subtitled "Stories from Outport Newfoundland". A memoir of the author and life on the arm on the North shore of the Southport peninsula and the coast across the water from it. Told mostly through a series of many mostly very short anecdotes, a lot of them relating deeds done to or by various individuals. Interesting, but a bit random for reading. Includes lists of local people and places, and a section of old photos of local people.

Subtitled "The Crosbies of Newfoundland". A history of one of Newfoundland's leading families, starting with Sir John Chalker Crosbie, born in 1876, and continuing through the generations of offspring through 1991. Politics, business, money, alcohol, fame, success, failure, love, hate, power - all covered. Heavy on politics and business.

A novel about a man with a failing restaurant along the shore south of St. John's, and an unlikely scheme to save his business!

Subtitled "Memoirs of a Gander River Man". A biography of the author's father, but written in the first person as an autobiography. Trapper, hunter, guide, logger, and more. Lots and lots of local lore and detail of the Gander River region, from the bay inland to well south of the railroad. Includes a photo section. Well written and absorbing.

Ray Guy's newspaper columns from 1963 to 1970. Hundreds of essays, each identified as being on a broad topic - including "Culture and History", "Democracy", "Great New Industries", "Joey", and "Resettlement and Rural Life", plus nine others. Often political, and always bitingly witty, Guy offered incisive comments about the happenings and foibles of life around Newfoundland. Some columns wear better with time than others, but most are still excellent!

Subtitled "A St. John's Sports Pictorial". [10-3/4x9 format] An illustrated history of the various sports enjoyed in Newfoundland up to confederation. Contains brief introductions to the various sports, their histories, plus many full page black&white photos, including many posed by championship teams over the years. Useful both as a sports history and as a glimpse at the team clothing, dress styles and hairdos from bygone times.

[8x8 format] A 32 page story for young readers. Seven year old Rebecca loves everything about ducks, so after she and her family depart Toronto, drive to the ferry, and then on across Newfoundland to live along Conception Bay, she is determined to find ducks to come to live in the pond in the yard at her new home.

Subtitled "How Newfoundland's Beothuk Indians Lived". [8-3/4x11-1/4 format] A slim book for children, relating the lives of the Beothuk, including their history, customs, clothing and activities. Illustrated with numerous line drawings.

Subtitled "My story about St. John's Newfoundland". An extremely slim (14 pages of text) pamphlet that reads like a half-hearted attempt at a school report of the "where did I spend my summer vacation" genre.

A Harlequin Romance, largely set in Newfoundland in the imaginary coastal settlement of Savage Harbour. Starring Selby, slim and thirty-ish who, while tracking down the former wartime lover of her late grandmother, thinking him to be her grandfather, ventures to a lighthouse in Newfoundland and meets and falls in love with the man's like named grandson Danny, who is rich and slightly eccentric. Both Selby and Danny are abrupt and easily offended, but as can be expected in this type of story, true love will eventually take its course.

A collection of brief biographical sketches, all previously broadcast on radio. The women cover a wide range of activities, including writing, politics, religious groups, entertainment, medicine and education. Published by the St. John's Local Council Of Women.

A novel set in Newfoundland in the late 60s and early 70s; hippies, free love and drugs, as seen through the eyes of an aging local guru. Meandering and generally pointless. A waste of reading effort.

Subtitled "Relating To The Beothuk Indians Of Newfoundland". Commentary on the text of Pulling's reports written in the 1790s. A lot of his writings were not based on firsthand experiences.

A novel following three generations of a family in a small Anglican outport community on the south side of Conception Bay nearby to St. John's. Covers the period from the 1920s through the 1960s, witnessing the evolution of day to day life and attitudes as contrasted between the parents, their children and spouses, and their grandchildren. An absorbing read.

[7x9 format] Written as a reader for adult learning. A fairly brief (70 pages) but lucid and coherent outline of the resettlement programs in Placentia Bay during the 1950s and 1960s, including first person commentary from people resettled, plus a look into further resettlement due to the 1992 cod moratorium.

Subtitled "Science, Technology and Society". [7-1/2x9-1/4 format] A text book, looking to be for high-schoolers, with chapters on five Newfoundland and Labrador topics - Atlantic salmon, offshore oil, mining, forestry, and agriculture. Each topic is covered as a series of brief sub-topics, with sidebars to emphasize and summarize the main points, embedded 'topics for thought', and a summary. Identifies a resource, and then covers potential threats and suggestions for future sustainability and enhancements. Good use of photos, graphs and drawings. A bit dated, but still informative and entertaining.

The back cover describes a current day Newfoundland novel with a political theme - the creation of the Republic of Newfoundland. However, as presented through the eyes of the main character - an unremarkable man with unremarkable views on the unremarkable things going on around him - it's not very interesting. Starts slow and stays that way, but does have lots of minor details of present day downtown St. John's for those with that interest.

[8-1/4x11 format] Brief biographies of the 92 Newfoundland Rhodes Scholars from 1904 through 2000. Presented in chronological order, and including black&white photos of the majority of the recipients.

Subtitled "The Story of Buchans". A slim but well presented history of the mining operations at Buchans, from inception to abandonment, and of the people who worked in the mines and lived in the company's town.

Subtitled "An Oral History Of The Ocean Ranger Disaster". The story of the loss of the drilling rig off the east coast of Newfoundland in a monstrous early 1982 storm is presented as a series of interviews with about three doxen people: surviving spouses, parents and children, friends, co-workers, and others. Some stories are accompanied by a photo of the person being remembered. Strong in putting such personal accents on the tragedy; weak in being written so long after the event and in not even mentioning the names of the majority of the victims - not even with a list in an appendix!

Subtitled "Father and Son". A biography of John Peyton and his son John Peyton jr, including their famous (or infamous) encounters with the Beothuks. Covers most of the 19th century.

A novel pitting settlers versus the Beothuk. The author certainly gave each character enough flaws!

A novel about the day to day lives, and deaths, of three Beothuk: Demasduit, her husband Nonosabasut, and Shanawdithit. Told through the eyes of each of the three main characters in seperate chapters. While historically based, it is mostly conjecture, but still offers a warm narrative. An historical novel.

Subtitled "Memories - Newfoundland and Labrador". From the back cover ".. a manual of memoirs and lessons .. his stories take us on a journey through the past, present and future .. will expand the mind of the reader ..". Regardless of the pretentious claims in the introduction and back cover, a generally pleasant mix of memoirs, tales, and weak attempts at philosophy, all told in an engaging manner.

Subtitled "Newfoundland Educator, Scientist, Photographer, 1874-1904". A biography of Holloway's years in Newfoundland, from his arrival in 1874 until his death in 1904, mostly concentrating on his career as an educator while treating his photographic work with far less depth. About four dozen of his photographs are included, but none at a size or print quality to do them justice. Includes end notes and a bibliography.

Subtitled "The Biography of a Newfoundlander". An episodic biography of the author's grandfather, with emphasis on his varied activities in several locales. Meade is presented as something of a free spirit, changing jobs frequently. Most of the story takes place on the south coast in the vicinity of Grey River and Ramea.

Subtitled "Impressions, Reflections, Reminiscences". The author, a mainlander transplanted to Newfoundland, relates some of her impressions of life and events in her adopted province. Always enthusiastic! Wish it was longer.

Subtitled "Studies in the Literature of Newfoundland". A mixture of the author's opinions and insights, accompanied by scraps of the writings of the mixed bag of authors (book, newspaper and magazine) being "studied".

[7-1/4x10 format] A slim (72 pages) book, intended as a school text book and apparently originally accompanied by sets of rocks and minerals for study. The geology of Newfoundland, with topics including rocks, minerals, glaciers, rivers, coastlines, islands and shores, mines and quarries. Numerous black&white photos.

Newfoundland biography light, consisting of twenty-six brief chapters (167 pages of text in total), much of it written as if for school assignments.

A one volume natural history of Labrador, told as a series of chapters about the topography, various native peoples and later arrivals, fish, sea and land animals, birds, plants, insects, and concluding with a brief review of the International Grenfell Association's accomplishments. Affectionate, often ascribing human traits to the flora and fauna, and always interesting!

Subtitled "an inspector stride mystery". Novel. A murder investigation in St. John's in 1947. A well written story in a richly textured Newfoundland setting. A bit stiff at times (think of the old Dragnet TV shows of the '50s), but very enjoyable!

Subtitled "The Seasons Of Subsistence In Northern Newfoundland". A publication of Memorial University. To quote from the back cover ".. have lived off the land .. for a significant proportion of their food, shelter and fuel". Primarily about Main Brook, and to a lesser extent Conche. Although an academic study, quite well done with a wealth of interesting details. Best when describing, rather than rehashing, summarizing or analyzing. Covers the period from the 1940s through the early 1990s. Includes geography, topography, resources, employment, and "working for stamps".

Set in Grand Falls, the story of a rather charming but otherwise pretty much worthless man who sort of floats through life without much regard for the people around him. Told as a series of chapters by people closest to him (friends, sister, girl friend, constable), and finally by himself.

A wordy and tedious novel in the guise of an adventure/romance story, set around 1700, and starring an English adventurer turned pirate. The action is spread across various European and Caribbean locales, as well as Newfoundland.

Subtitled "Law, Custom, and Naval Government in Newfoundland, 1699-1832". A very detailed update to the administration of law in Newfoundland in the times of the fishing admirals, appointed local justices, and naval governors. Very informative, extensive footnotes and bibliography. Published by the Osgoode Society (specialists in books relating to law). There is a paucity of original records for much of the period, so what 'is' available is often examined and then reexamined (and then ..). The author disagrees with Prowse, Matthews, and others about this early legal history, but often resorts to supporting his positions with arguments from 'lack' of proof in the records for others' views, rather than with positive proofs of his own views. Not a thrilling read, but often absorbing.

A compendium of fifty-seven or so humorous looks at life, all previously published as newspaper columns. Most stories are a page and a half or so, with titles such as "Death, Taxes and Laundry" and "Back to the Ironing Board". Although the author was a Newfoundland writer for Newfoundland newspapers, there is not a lot of obvious Newfoundland content.