Where once they stood : Newfoundland's rocky road towards Confederation / Raymond B. Blake & Melvin Baker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blake, Raymond Benjamin, author.

Baker, Melvin, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Newfoundland and Labrador--Politics and government.

Newfoundland and Labrador.

Newfoundland and Labrador--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 397 pages) : illustrations, maps

Place of Publication:

Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2019]

Summary:

"'A masterful examination of Newfoundland-Canada relations from 1869-1949'--Corey Slumkowski, author of Inventing Atlantic Canada: Regionalism and the Maritime Reaction to Newfoundland's Entry into Canadian Confederation. Coming on the 70th anniversary of Newfoundland joining Confederation, as well as the 150th anniversary of its first rejection of Canada, Where Once They Stood challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and for union with Canada in 1948 were uninformed, incompetent, ignorant, and gullible. Raymond B. Blake and Melvin Baker demonstrate that, in fact, voters fully understood the issues at stake in both cases, and in 1948 women too became instrumental in determining the final outcome, voting for Canada, believing it provided the best opportunities for their children. 'Blake and Baker make a persuasive case, turn[ing] the conspiracy on its head and demonstrat[ing] how Newfoundlanders knew what they were doing and expressly acted in their own self-interest when they chose Canada. . . . It is hard to imagine any two other authors who would know more about the subject.' --David MacKenzie, author of Inside the Atlantic Triangle."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Newfoundland: a place in search of security

Rejecting Canada and embracing the Newfoundland nation, 1864-1869

The Nation turns inwards, 1870-1901

Prosperity, Confederation and the Dominion of Newfoundland before and after the Great War, 1902-1927

Despair, government by commission and a slow rebuild, 1928-1941

The national convention, social citizenship, and Newfoundland's future, 1941-1946

Constitutional options explored: delegations to London and Ottawa, 1946-1948

Referendum, social citizenship and Canada: Newfoundland becomes a province, 1948-1949

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-379) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780889776098

0889776091

9780889776081

0889776083

OCLC:

1081315201