Genre: Sea Stories Imprint: Flanker Press Format: Paperback, 238 pages, b&w photos and illustrations Pub Date: September 2007 Price: $19.95 ISBN 10: 1-897317-19-0 ISBN 13: 978-1-897317-19-8
Shipping Weight: 0.4 kg
About this Book
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.
Review Quotes
"[Hanrahan] breathes new life into old
stories."
The Muse
"This is a wonderful local history of
the coastal ships of the Reid Newfoundland Company, known as the
Alphabet Fleet."
Steamboat Bill, magazine of the
Steamship Historical Society of America
"The book is graced with excellent
maps, great pictures, and a readable text . . . this book is a
must on your reading list."
Steamboat Bill,
magazine of the Steamship Historical Society of America