Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914 by Cassie Brown with Harold Horwood - 1972

Doubleday, 1972. Hardcover. Good.

Toronto: Doubleday Canada Ltd, 1974. Edgewear on book and crease in top right hand corner of front cover. Edges tanned, pages tight to spine with b/w photos. More than an adventure story, "Death on Ice" is the tale of an atrocity brought about by inhuman Labour conditions. Book appeals to many kinds of readers: historian, student, fishermen etc. Soft Cover. Good/No Jacket. 7-1/2x5". History/genealogy.

Good. *Softcover* Standard used condition May have some wear, highlighting, notes, creasing, previous owner's name, different cover images, etc (the dust cover may be missing) Might be ex-library book Fast & reliable delivery Exceptional customer service May ship from alternate location depending on your zip code and availability X036

Bookplate and gift inscription on the title page with minor damage." Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fisherman sailed out 'to the ice' to hunt seals in the hope of a few pennies in wages from the prosperous merchants of St. John's. The year 1914 witnessed the worst in the long line of tragedies that were part of their harsh way of life. For two long, freezing days and nights, a party of seal hunters--one hundred thirty-two men--were left stranded on an ice field floating in the North Atlantic in winter. They were thinly dressed, with almost no food, and with no hope of shelter on the ice against the snow or the constant, bitter winds. To survive they had to keep moving, always moving. Those who lay down to rest died. Heroes emerged--one man froze his lips badly, biting off the icicles that were blinding his comrades. Other men froze in their tracks or went mad with pain and walked off the edge of the ice field. All the while, ships steamed about nearby, enticing. And by the… Read More

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.