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  • Thursday's storm : the August gale of 1927
    Auteur:
    Duke, Darrell
    Sommaire:

    When the crew of the fishing schooner Annie Healy left their home port of Fox Harbour, Placentia Bay, on Wednesday, August 17, 1927, no one could have imagined what fate held in store for them. Times were hard in Newfoundland that year...
  • The gale of 1929
    Auteur:
    Collins, Gary
    Sommaire:

    On the night of November 29, 1929, eleven schooners set sail for home from the comfort and safety of St. John’s harbour. They all headed north: directly into the teeth of a deadly hurricane.

    Here for the first time are the...
  • The doryman
    Auteur:
    Hanrahan, Maura
    Sommaire:

    The Doryman follows the true story of Richard Hanrahan from age nine when he is ripped away from the safety and comfort of the schoolroom to the seasonal shore fishery on Newfoundland’s South Coast in the late 1800s. Later,...
  • Into the wind
    Auteur:
    Zee, Ginger
    Sommaire:

    When Helicity Dunlap flies to Texas to spend time with her best friend, she hopes to leave her personal tragedies behind for a little while, but her troubles from home follow her south.
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