Before becoming Newfoundland’s famous author of sea tragedies, Cassie Brown wrote hundreds of short stories as a professional journalist. Twelve stories are presented here: tales of shipwrecks, captains, sealers and sailors, and heroic women, all described by one of Newfoundland's most respected authors.
Headlining this collection is an account of the sinking of the S.S. Caribou, torpedoed by German submarine U-69 in the gulf of St. Lawrence, killing 137 men, women, and children, including Captain Ben Tavenor and his two sons.
Also included is Cassie Brown’s short story “Death March,” which she later developed into the best-selling book, Death on the Ice. Another tale briefly describes the tragic S.S. Florizel disaster on Newfoundland’s Southern Shore.
In addition, read about . . .
Mutiny on the S.S. Diana
Tragedy at St. Jacques Island
The S.S. Florizel: Kitty Cantwell’s story
The S.S. Newfoundland: Cecil Mouland’s story
John Cabot’s landfall at Torbay
. . . and more!

Cassie Brown was a Newfoundlander, born and bred. A successful writer of stage and radio plays, she was also a reporter and columnist for the Daily News in St. John's for seven years. She is now considered one of Newfoundland's most respected authors. Cassie Brown passed away on December 30, 1986 in St. John’s, Newfoundland & Labrador.

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