Cod Collapse
The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland's Saltwater Cowboys
by Jennifer Thornhill-Verma
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Pub Date 30 Oct 2019 | Archive Date 5 Mar 2020
Nimbus Publishing | Nimbus Publishing Limited
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Description
Pop returned then, as I do now, to this porch in Little Bay East.... I take a deep breath of fresh, salty air—the smell of fish, noticeably absent.
In 1992, the cod moratorium put some thirty thousand fishers across Newfoundland and Labrador out of work. These were journalist Jenn Thornhill Verma's people. Encompassing memoir and history, Cod Collapse traces a lost way of life, digging into the stories of the author's own family, including her Pop, one of the province's original "saltwater cowboys," a fisher on the southeastern shores of Newfoundland.
This thoughtfully researched and captivating account reveals how Newfoundlanders from many walks of life, and from distinct regions across the island portion of the province, have coped in the aftermath of the largest mass layoff in Canadian history. Integrating the varied and compelling stories of a whale-watcher, a singer-songerwriter, a fisher, and a photographer, this moving narrative deftly takes readers from the present back to the early days of the fishery, and forward to consider what lies ahead.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781771088077 |
| PRICE | CA$22.95 (CAD) |
| PAGES | 264 |
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Special thanks to Jenn Thornhill Verma for writing COD COLLAPSE: THE RISE AND FALL OF NEWFOUNDLAND'S SALTWATER COWBOYS. Thanks to Nimbus Publishing and #NetGalley for providing me with a temporary digital ARC of this book.
Some thirty thousand fishers across Newfoundland and Labrador lost their jobs in 1992 when there was a moratorium put on cod. The author grew up in Newfoundland, and revisits the place where her 'pop', father and uncles once lived in Little East Bay on southeastern shore of Newfoundland. Jenn Thornhill Verma wants to know her family's background and shares the results of her research in this book, which is both a memoir and history book. The family stories and many photos added a personal touch.
"Integrating the varied and compelling stories of a whale-watcher, a singer- songerwriter, a fisher, and a photographer, this moving narrative deftly takes readers from the present back to the early days of the fishery, and forward to what lies ahead." (Quote from book description on Goodreads)
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April 21, 2020 posted on Goodreads, NetGalley, Savvy Reader and Twitter
