Not Too Long Ago: Stories of a Traditional Way of Life

By Garry Cranford

Book Overview

Not Too Long Ago is back by popular demand in this newly revised and expanded edition In this volume, today's senior citizens talk about some of the more exciting and memorable moments of their lives growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read these richly detailed biographies, and meet: Charlie Bown - Bell Island MinerArthur Clarke - Ambulance DriverHoward Elliott - Big Game OutfitterMargaret Giovannini - Outport NurseGordon Lannon - Train ConductorHoward Lethbridge - TrapperJack May - Lighthouse KeeperFrank Mercer - Newfoundland RangerFlorence Michelin - Grenfell NurseGeorge Snow - LumbermanHubert Waterman - Twillingate FishermanMillie Young - Port au Port Midwife . . . and many more who share experiences from various walks of life: true stories of shipwrecks and sailors, moonshine and home remedies, the seal fishery, the 1959 Badger riot, and young men and women who survived the 1929 Burin tidal wave, who cooked on the Labrador, and who marched off to war.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1774572273
• ISBN13: 9781774572276
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Flanker Press Ltd.
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 6.0" x 0.6"