Death on the ice [sound recording (MP3)] / Cassie Brown with Harold Horwood.
Death on the ice [sound recording (MP3)] / Cassie Brown with Harold Horwood.
By
:
Brown, Cassie, 1919-1987.
Publication Date
:
2011-2012
Publication Information
:
Tors Cove, N.L. : Rattling Books,
Physical Description
:
1 sound disc (ca. 6.5 hr.) in 1 container.
Subject Term
:
Audiobooks -- Unabridged.
Blizzards -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Sealing -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Additional Contributors
:
Hynes, Ron,
Horwood, Harold, 1923-2006.
Performer
:
Narrator Ron Hynes.
Summary
:
Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fisherman sailed out 'to the ice' to hunt seals in the hope of a few penniew in wages from the prosperous merchants of St. John's. The year 1914 witnessed the worst in the long line of tragedies that were part of their harsh way of life. For two long, freezing days and nights a party of seal hunters--one hundred thirty-two men--were left stranded on an icefield floating in the North Atlantic in winter. They were thinly dressed, with almost no food, and with no hope of shelter on the ice against the snow or the constant, bitter winds. To survive they had to keep moving, always moving. Those who lay down to rest died. All the while, ships steamed about nearby, unnoticing. And by the time help arrived, two thirds of the men were dead.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781926919065
General Note
:
Compact disc (CD)
MP3 Compact disc.
CD player must be MP3 compatible.
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult NFic NL Audio Bk | Adult Non-Fiction NL Audio Book | 639.29 B81 | Checked In |
Gander (GGR) | Adult NFic NL Audio Bk | Adult Non-Fiction NL Audio Book | 639.29 B81 | Checked In |
Norris Point (WNP) | Adult NFic NL Audio Bk | Adult Non-Fiction NL Audio Book | 639.29 B81 | Checked In |
Rocky Harbour (WRH) | Adult NFic NL Audio Bk | Adult Non-Fiction NL Audio Book | 639.29 B81 | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref Audio Bk - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference Audio Book - Vault | 639.29 B81 | NonCirculating |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews (SJA) | Adult NFic NL Audio Bk | Adult Non-Fiction NL Audio Book | 639.29 B81 | Checked In |
St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB) | Adult NFic NL Audio Bk | Adult Non-Fiction NL Audio Book | 639.29 B81 | Checked In |