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The Black Pit and Beyond
The Black Pit and Beyond is a gracefully written account of a young man's experiences as a Merchant Navy radio officer in World War II. J. Gordon Mumford shares with readers not only the grim realities of war, but also his personal story. While he was still only a boy himself, the author faced life-threatening situations, and at the same time was dealing with the emotional backlash of a traumatic childhood, the death of his father, and a turbulent relationship with his mother. It's these personal details that make his story particularly poignant. It puts a face on and real feeling behind a war that many of my generation have forgotten. The Black Pit and Beyond is a great read for anyone interested in this page in history told through a personal perspective. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mumford, J. Gordon    2. Mumford, J. Gordon, 1925-    3. World War, 1939-1945-Personal narratives, Canadian    4. World War, 1939-1945-Atlantic Ocean    5. Merchant mariners-Canada-Biography    6. Radio operators-Canada-Biography   

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Art & Art Instruction    3. Art, Canadian    4. Artists, Architects, Photographers    5. Atlantic Provinces    6. Biography & Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Canadian    9. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General    10. Exhibitions    11. History - Canadian    12. History - Modern    13. History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945)   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Canada - General    5. Lawyers & Judges    6. Modern - 19th Century    7. Biography & Autobiography / Lawyers & Judges   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Canada - General    4. History - General History    5. Royalty    6. Social History    7. Sociology - Rural    8. Childhood and youth    9. History / Canada    10. Holliday family    11. MacKay, Jean Halliday   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Literary    4. Sociology    5. Sociology - Rural    6. Sociology - Urban    7. Social Science / Sociology / Rural   

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Who's Who in the East
As being a member of this "elite" group, I believe that if you can afford to wait for a used copy, then your resume will have a factual backup of which to impress those friends and relatives.Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Canada    5. Dictionaries    6. Middle Atlantic States    7. National Biographies    8. New England    9. Reference    10. Regional Subjects - General   

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I understand how Nowlan held office for forty years.
Conrad's book is not a political biography, but a history of politics in Nova Scotia and Canada.Accordingly one can learn about more than the life of George Nowlan, federal finance minister and long time member ofparliament from the Annapolis Valley. Nowlan's son also represented theNova Scotia riding but without his father's success or longevity. Thedetails of local organization and party machinery are as interesting andrevealing as the larger picture of Nowlan's part in national politics.Political history is shown to be a result and part of the social context. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1898-1965    2. Biography    3. Canada    4. Nowlan, George Clyde,    5. Political History    6. Politics - Current Events    7. Public Affairs & Administration    8. Statesmen    9. History    10. Nowlan, George Clyde    11. Political structure & processes   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Canada - General    5. Historical - General    6. Modern - 19th Century    7. Biography & Autobiography / Historical    8. Correspondence    9. Robb, Ellen    10. Robb, James   

Subjects:  1. Political History    2. Canada - Post-Confederation (1867-)    3. Prince Edward Island    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Legislators    6. Hommes politiques    7. Political    8. Reference / Bibliographies & Indexes    9. Bibliographies & Indexes    10. Politicians    11. ãIle-du-Prince-âEdouard    12. Legislative Assembly    13. Biographies    14. Reference    15. Biography   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Canada - General    3. General    4. Genres & Styles - Pop Vocal    5. History and criticism    6. Maritime Provinces    7. Music    8. Music/Songbooks    9. Musicians    10. Popular music   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Music    3. Canada   

Subjects:  1. 19th cent    2. 19th century    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Canada    6. Diaries    7. Emigration & Immigration    8. Europe - Ireland    9. Historical - General    10. History    11. History - General History    12. Immigrants    13. Irish    14. Ocean travel    15. Whyte, Robert,    16. Atlantic Ocean    17. Biography: historical    18. Biography: political    19. Civil rights & citizenship    20. Immigration & emigration    21. Journal intime    22. Ships & shipping: general interest    23. Social history    24. Voyages    25. Whyte, Robert    26. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Canada    3. Fillmore, Roscoe A    4. History    5. Politicians    6. Socialism    7. Socialists   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Canada    3. Literary    4. 100    5. Homes and haunts    6. Montgomery Lucy maud prince edward island anne    7. Montgomery, L. M    8. Prince Edward Island    9. Résidences et lieux familiers    10. Travel / Canada    11. Île-du-Prince-Édouard   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Canada - General    3. General    4. Native American    5. History / Canada    6. Sark Elsie native mi'kmaq prince edward island lennox    7. Sark, Elsie   

Subjects:  1. 1795-1883    2. Biography    3. Blanchet, Francis Norbert,    4. Canada    5. Catholic Church    6. Clergy    7. General    8. Oregon    9. Religion - Church History    10. Religion - General    11. Roman Catholic Church    12. Blanchet, Francis Norbert   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Businessmen    4. Canada - Pre-Confederation (to 1867)    5. Expeditions & Discoveries    6. Historical - General    7. History    8. History: World    9. Prince Edward Island    10. Roma, Jean Pierre    11. History / Expeditions & Discoveries   

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Canada    3. Catholic Church    4. Clergy    5. Priests   

Subjects:  1. Biographies    2. Canada    3. Des Barres, Joseph F. W    4. Des Barres, Joseph F.W    5. Hydrographes   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. General