Leaving Newfoundland tells the dramatic story of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and their bid to survive in a place of uncompromising hardship. The continual conflicts with a bleak environment, unjust laws, and a disinterested colonial master that simply wished them to go away are realistically described herein. As the trickle of out-migrants turns into a flood, the hardships of the province are replaced by new challenges and setbacks. New skills, new customs, and new lives must be formed out of the clay of the old. With their feet on a new land but their hearts firmly entrenched in the old, Newfoundlanders and Labradorians must survive in new worlds not their own. Global issues of today have great and unexpected consequences for the entire province.

Stephen Matthew Nolan was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland. He has earned both a bachelor of arts degree and a bachelor of education degree from Memorial University of Newfoundland as well as a masters degree in library and information science from the University of Western Ontario. He also has three certificates, in Newfoundland studies, criminology, and museum studies. His previous works include the book A History of Healthcare in Newfoundland and Labrador and articles for the Feliciter, the Herald, the Trident, Code White!, and the Telegram. He is also the co-creator of the Whostorian Quarterly magazine and has a regular Internet column with the Canadian Pool Players Association.

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