Cover image for East of Canada : [videorecording] the story of Newfoundland.
East of Canada : [videorecording] the story of Newfoundland.
TITLE:
East of Canada : [videorecording] the story of Newfoundland.
Alternate Title:
Story of Newfoundland
Publication Date:
1997
Publication Information:
[S.I.] : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
Physical Description:
3 videocasettes (ca. 294 min.)
Contents:
Voyage to the happy island -- Outport -- Nation or notion -- Canadian connections -- Joey's spade.
Summary:
Voyage to the happy island: John Cabot's discovery of Newfoundland provided a new life to those who came after him, but it led to a slow death for those who had lived here before he arrived.

Outport: Why the outport developed, how it endured and why it declined.

Nation or notion: Newfoundlanders have their own way of looking at the world. Does a separate nation still linger in the hearts of Newfoundlanders?

Canadian connections: A look at the sometimes-distant and often fractious relationship between Newfoundland and Canada.

Joey's spade: The impact of industrialization on the lives of Newfoundlanders.
Language:
English