Suspended State: Newfoundland Before Canada

by Gene Long

This dramatic reappraisal 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.

220 pages, Paperback

First published January 5, 1999

Reviews

[Mike Barat · Rating 3 out of 5]

I decided to take this book out of the library because this is a part of Canadian history that I have very little knowledge about. And I did learn that few things that I found surprising. For example I didn't realize that Joey Smallwood was such an anti union reactionary, or how incredibly corrupt Newfoundland was before Newfoundland became part of Canada. I will admit this book can be very dry in some spots, however if you want learn more about the history of Newfoundland this seems to be a good place to start. There are stories in this that seem incomplete to me. Maybe because the book is so short. It's only a 154 pages even though Goodreads says the book is 220 pages, which may be the reason that some of stories in this book seem incomplete to me.

[John A · Rating 3 out of 5]

lots of information,