Tidal Wave: A List of Victims and Survivors: Newfoundland, 1929

by Garry Cranford

In 1929, a tidal wave (tsunami) devastated the Burin Peninsula on the south coast of Newfoundland. Over forty communities were struck, affecting over eight hundred families. Here is the list of over four thousand people—husbands, wives, and children—from the records of the Burin Relief Committee, and an itemized list of their material losses.

264 pages, Paperback

First published November 11, 1999