Death on the Ice
the great newfoundland sealing disaster of 1914
$46.62
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2015
Summary
Death on the Ice: A Newfoundland Tragedy
Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fishermen sailed out “to the ice” to hunt seals in the hope of a few pennies in wages from the prosperous merchants of St. John’s. The year 1914 witnessed the worst in the long line of tragedies that were part of their harsh way of life.
For two long days and nights a party of seal hunters—132 men—were left stranded on an icefield floating in the North Atlantic in winter. They we…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780385685061 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0385685068 |
| Author: | Cassie Brown |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2015 |
| Weight: | 227g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 132mm x 17mm |
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Critics Review
“Cassie Brown has done a magnificent job. It’s been a long time since the appearance of a Canadian book that so graphically describes the horrible abuse and disdain with which the working man was treated in the early part of this century.”-“Calgary Herald”“Death on the Ice” succeeds not only in capturing the essence of the event, but maintains an atmosphere of taut suspense up to the climactic rescue. A thriller.”-“Financial Post”“A compelling reconstruction of the 1914 ‘Newfoundland’ disaster…invites comparison with “The Naked and the Dead…”-“Newfoundland Herald”“”
About The Author
Cassie Brown
Cassie Brown was a Newfoundlander, born and bred. A successful writer of stage and radio plays, she was also a reporter and columnist for the Daily News in St. John’s for seven years. Her other works include A Winter’s Tale and Standing Into Danger.
Harold Horwood was also a native of Newfoundland. He is the author of several books.
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