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Social Science Folklore & Mythology

Red Sky at Night

Superstitions and Wives' Tales Compiled by Atlantic Canada's Most Eclectic Collector

by (author) Vernon Oickle

Publisher
MacIntyre Purcell Publishing Inc.
Initial publish date
Sep 2011
Category
Folklore & Mythology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926916262
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $10.99
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781926916101
    Publish Date
    Sep 2011
    List Price
    $16.95

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“"Red sky in the morning, sailor take warning; red sky at night, sailor's delight." Maritime tradition holds that such warnings be taken seriously. And with good reason; lives often hang in the balance. Sailors aren't alone in seeing in the world a connectedness that is often lost in the modern world. In Atlantic Canada, thankfully such beliefs still play a role in everyday life. This is a collection of many of those age-old beliefs from the region's best and most eclectic collector.

About the author

Bestselling author Vernon Oickle has 17 books to his credit and is an international award winning journalist and editor with 33 years experience working in community newspapers on Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Among his many awards for writing and photography is the Golden Quill Award for best editorial writing from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors. Winning the award in 2012, Vernon is only the third Canadian and the first Nova Scotian to win this honour since it was first presented in 1961. In addition to his newspaper career, he is the author of 21 books. Vernon and his wife Nancy have two sons, Kellen and Colby. He continues to reside in Liverpool where he was born and raised.

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