Where Once They Stood: Newfoundland's Rocky Road to Confederation

By Raymond B. Blake and Melvin Baker

Book Overview

Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and for union in 1948 were uninformed and gullible. Raymond Blake and Melvin Baker demonstrate that voters fully understood the issues at stake in both cases, and women became instrumental in determining the final outcome, voting for Canada in 1948, believing it provided the best opportunities for their children.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889776075
• ISBN13: 9780889776074
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"