The foresters' scribe : remembering the Newfoundland Forestry Companies through the First World War letters of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John A. Barrett / Ursula A. Kelly.
The foresters' scribe : remembering the Newfoundland Forestry Companies through the First World War letters of Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John A. Barrett / Ursula A. Kelly.
By
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Kelly, Ursula A. (Ursula Anne), 1956-
Publication Date
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2020
Publication Information
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St. John's, N.L. : ISER Books,
Volume
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no. 87
Physical Description
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xix, 333 p. : ill, map.
Subject Term
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Great Britain.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives, Canadian.
Lumbermen -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Series
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SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STUDIES (ST. JOHN'S, N.L.) ;
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
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The Foresters' Scribe is the first comprehensive study of the Newfoundland Forestry Companies (NFC) of the First World War. It adds a long-overdue and essential chapter to the Great War history of Newfoundland and Labrador. A century has gone by since the NFC was formed in 1917, yet little is known of this small unit of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment. Its members were men recruited for woods work in the United Kingdom. Their assignment: to cut and mill Scottish timber to supply wood for the war. During the NFC's time overseas, thirty-seven letters were written home by "the Foresters' scribe," Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant John A. Barrett. Published in Newfoundland newspapers, they provided a detailed and articulate account of the NFC's service in Scotland. This book compiles Barrett's letters and examines their historical significance. In addition, it includes letters from other foresters, descriptions of key events that Barrett omitted, and rare photos of the foresters at work. Ursula Kelly complements this material with her own comprehensive account of the formation of the NFC and related issues, and an examination of what the NFC story suggests about the socio-cultural politics of war service and commemoration. The Foresters' Scribe is an insightful and celebratory account of an overlooked military unit that made an important contribution to the Great War effort.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781894725736
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Bay Roberts | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Bonavista | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Botwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Burin | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Carbonear | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Clarenville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Conception Bay South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Cormack | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Corner Brook | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Deer Lake | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Gander | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Holyrood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Labrador City | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Lewisporte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Placentia | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Port aux Basques | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Rocky Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Springdale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room | 940.412718 K29 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Prov Coll | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection | 940.412718 K29 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 940.412718 K29 |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
St. John's - Michael Donovan | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Torbay | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |
Twillingate | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 940.412718 K29 |