Not too long ago : stories of a traditional way of life

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 Miner Arthur Clarke -- Ambulance Driver Howard Elliott -- Big Game Outfitter Margaret Giovannini -- Outport Nurse Gordon Lannon -- Train Conductor Howard Lethbridge -- Trapper Jack May -- Lighthouse Keeper Frank Mercer -- Newfoundland Ranger Florence Michelin -- Grenfell Nurse George Snow -- Lumberman Hubert Waterman -- Twillingate Fisherman Millie 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. __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. 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. Garry Cranford was born in Markland, Trinity Bay, and grew up in Buchans (Central Newfoundland) and New Harbour (Trinity Bay). He is the owner of Flanker Press, the largest trade book publishing firm in Newfoundland and Labrador, founded in 1994 and based in St. John’s. He has two children, Justin and Jerry, and two grandchildren, Nicholas and Grace, and lives in St. John’s with his wife, Margo. Canadian author, Atlantic Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, oral history, seniors, outport life, community, work, leisure.