The alphabet fleet : the pride of the Newfoundland coastal service / Maura Hanrahan.
The alphabet fleet : the pride of the Newfoundland coastal service / Maura Hanrahan.
By
:
Hanrahan, Maura, 1963-
Publication Date
:
2007
Publication Information
:
St. John's, N.L. : Flanker Press,
Physical Description
:
238 p. : ill., maps, ports.
Subject Term
:
Coastwise shipping -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History.
Coasters (Ships) -- Newfoundland and Labrador -- History.
Steamboat lines -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Geographic Term
:
Newfoundland and Labrador -- History.
Bibliography Note
:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
:
In 1898 a political firestorm surrounded the creation of Newfoundland's Alphabet Fleet. But before long these coastal boats became a beloved part of the fabric of life in Newfoundland and Labrador. These ships carried bright-eyed young teachers to their first outport assignments. They brought wedding dresses to excited brides and Christmas parcels and letters to eager hands. They carried people home from city hospitals and the dead to be buried in family plots. Through crew and passenger recollections, this book brings the Alphabet Fleet to life. It also vividly describes the heroics and disasters associated with these legendary vessels.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781897317198
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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Arnold's Cove | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Baie Verte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Bay Roberts | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Bay St. George South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Bell Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Bishop's Falls | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Bonavista | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Botwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Brigus | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Buchans | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Burgeo | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Burin | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Cape St. George | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Carbonear | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Carmanville | Adult NFic NL - School | Adult Non-Fiction NL - School | 387.524 H19 |
Cartwright | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Centreville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Change Islands | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Clarenville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Codroy Valley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Cormack | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Corner Brook | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Cow Head | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Daniel's Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Deer Lake | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Fogo Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Fortune | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Fox Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Gander | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Garnish | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Gaultois | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Glenwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Grand Bank | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Greenspond | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Harbour Breton | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Harbour Grace | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Hare Bay | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Harry's Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Hermitage | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
King's Point - Tilley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
L'Anse Au Loup | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Labrador City | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Lark Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Lewisporte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Lourdes | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Lumsden | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Musgrave Harbour - John B. Wheeler Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
New-Wes-Valley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Norris Arm | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Norris Point | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Old Perlican | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Pasadena | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Placentia | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Point Leamington | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Port au Port | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Port aux Basques | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Port Saunders | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Pouch Cove | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Ramea | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Rocky Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Seal Cove | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Sop's Arm | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
St. Alban's | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
St. Anthony | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
St. Brides's | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
St. George's | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | ADULT NFIC NL - BASEMENT OVERFLOW | Adult Non-Fiction NL - Basement Overflow | 387.524 H19 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room | 387.524 H19 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Prov Coll | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection | 387.524 H19 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 387.524 H19 |
St. John's - Michael Donovan | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
St. Lawrence | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Stephenville Crossing | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Summerford | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Torbay | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Trepassey | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Trinity Bay North | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Twillingate | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Victoria | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Wabush | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Winterton | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |
Woody Point | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 387.524 H19 |