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Where Once They Stood: Newfoundland's Rocky Road Towards Confederation
Contributor(s): Blake, Raymond B. (Author), Baker, Melvin (Author)
ISBN: 0889776075     ISBN-13: 9780889776074
Publisher: University of Regina Press
OUR PRICE:   $26.55  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Canada - General
Dewey: 971.802
Physical Information: 1" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 416 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
 
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Publisher Description:

How Newfoundlanders became Canadians

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.

A lively history of Newfoundland politics from the 1860s to the 1940s, with vigorous and persuasive arguments as to why Newfoundlanders were right to reject Confederation in 1869, and right to embrace it in 1949. --Christopher Moore, author of 1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal

Blake and Baker vigorously bring the exciting fight of ideas in Newfoundland to life. We forget how great the stakes were--nothing less than the survival, security, belonging and recognition of a people. Readers will discover how Newfoundlanders debated for four generations whether Canada was a beau risque. --Patrice Dutil, author of Prime Ministerial Power in Canada

Contributor Bio(s): Baker, Melvin: - Melvin Baker received a PhD in history from the University of Western Ontario and has published extensively in 19th- and 20th-century Newfoundland history.Blake, Raymond B.: - Raymond B. Blake is Professor of History at the University of Regina and has published nearly 20 books.