Suspended State
Newfoundland Before Canada
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- May 1999
- Category
- Essays
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550811445
- Publish Date
- May 1999
- List Price
- $19.95
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Description
This dramatic re-appraisal of the background to the suspension of democratic institutions in Newfoundland in the early 1930s argues that the events of this period laid the foundation for Confederation with Canada and represent the central, pivotal point in Newfoundland history.
About the author
Former member of the Newfoundland House of Assembly, Gene Long was the first NDP representative elected in St. John’s. He holds a Masters degree in Newfoundland History from Memorial University of Newfoundland.