- A near-death experience after falling into the frigid North Atlantic becomes high comedy. - The salvage of an abandoned yacht on the Grand Banks hints at mystery and intrigue. - A voyage to re-supply the Titanic expedition 400 miles southeast of Newfoundland leads to a harrowing experience with the fury of Hurricane Andrew. - All part of the life and times of an accomplished skipper. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the life of Captain Keith Bath. This book offers an important and interesting glimpse into the rhythms of a rural Canadian life lived by and on and with the sea.The book is for anyone who wants to better understand this vast country and the complexity of its people. KELLY TOUGHILL - former Atlantic Canada bureau chief for the Toronto Star

The Diary of a Fishing Master

Biographies & Memoirs

Colbourne, Eric

Bath, Keith

Community & Culture

Tellwell Talent

From a remote island on Canada's rugged east coast, author Eric Colbourne brings us another collection of compelling stories, some surreal, some filled with grief, and others in a lighter and more nostalgic vein. During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897, a young couple leaves the island to seek riches in the Yukon Territory, a decision that leads to misfortune. An older woman reflects on her husband's terminal illness, her son's death, and her own mortality. A young man coming of age in the early 1960s learns to harness the power of radio waves to teleport to exotic destinations. The online world of scams and skulduggery presents unique opportunities for an individual with an internet obsession. These twelve powerful stories blend the sublime with the outlandish for moments of pure entertainment and self-discovery. "Imbued with impish wit and heartfelt honesty, Colbourne has found his voice in Chronicles of Fair Island." -Glen Tilley, Producer/Director, Former Head of CBC Radio's Arts and Entertainment "Entertaining stories from a strangely familiar NL community in a creative writing style that captures the imagination." -Mervin Wiseman, Canadian Coast Guard (Retired)

The Chronicles of Fair Island: Stories

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Fantasy

Eric Colbourne brings us a compilation of stories set in the period from the 1880s to the early 1960s before the precipitous decline of small coastal communities in Newfoundland. The stories are told without nostalgia but with the realism that comes from having grown up in a community and in a province before the age of television, medicare and modern transportation. "In Disappeared, Eric Colbourne takes us on a fascinating journey through the history, folklore, and custom of a Newfoundland island outport. His sweep is broad encompassing chapters on home remedies, schooling, tragedy and adventure, and the battle fronts of the First World War. What unites these pages is a love of place and people and the truly impressive craft of the writing." - Paul Butler, author of Titanic Ashes

Disappeared: Stories from the Coast of Newfoundland

Historical

Michael Grass House

On St. Patrck's Day, 1942, Herb Spratt, the youngest son of a prominent St. John's city councillor, murdered his girlfriend, Josephine O'Brien. A weak defense at a two-day trial in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland resulted in a guilty verdict, coupled with a strong recommendation for mercy. The Chief Justice pronounced a sentence of death on April 28th, 1942. Six years later, during a night of terror in the town of Norris Arm, Alfred Beaton stabbed his girlfriend, and shot to death another young woman. Beaton then rampaged through the town, but failed to find any other victims. Beaton was sent to trial on January 31, 1949, wherein the jury returned a guilty verdict without a recommendation for mercy. The judge imposed the death penalty. Eric Colbourne investigates the background of these two cases, cases which would ultimately result in the abolition of the death penalty in Newfoundland.

Dancing On Air: Vengeance, Mercy and the Death Penalty in Newfoundland

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Boulder Books

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