This is Our Place, this is Our HomeThis collection of revealing jou al entries and biographical sketches describes some of the island s most colourful inhabitants. Interspersed with line drawings, it reflects the land s rugged grandeur and the people's enduring strength. |
Contents
FOGO ISLAND | 17 |
Barrd Islands Eric and Maisie Keats | 33 |
Joe Batts Arm John Coffin | 44 |
Seldom Morley Rowe | 51 |
Twillingate Georgina Stirling | 59 |
Little Harbour Harold Pardy | 67 |
Durrell Stratt Brown | 73 |
Ferryland Joan and Gerald Costello | 89 |
Benoits Cove Alban Gallant | 161 |
Woody Point William Roberts | 174 |
Norris Point James Knott | 182 |
Trout River Mildred Crocker | 191 |
SOUTH COAST | 206 |
Burgeo Annie Dollomount | 216 |
Francois Anna Hannah Baggs | 234 |
Ramea Vivian and Arthur Cluett | 272 |
Tors Cove Nicholas Nick Ryan | 99 |
Port Kirwan Don Wright | 109 |
St Shotts Mary Lewis | 122 |
WEST COAST | 145 |
ST JOHNS | 280 |
Afterword | 320 |
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Common terms and phrases
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