On November 2nd, 1929 a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck deep in the water off the coast of Atlantic Canada. And then an early "Come From Away" story where these same folks rescue American sailors as their ships sunk off the coast. And then an early "Come From Away" story where these same folks rescue American sailors as their ships sunk off the coast. And then it was likely too little too late. MacIntyre’s father, lured from Cape Breton to Newfoundland by a steady salary, worked in St. Lawrence in an underground mine that was later found to be radioactive. Get 1 credit every month to exchange for an audiobook of your choice Giant waves up to three storeys high hit the coast at a hundred kilometres per hour, flooding dozens of communities and washing entire houses out to sea. His utter lack of care for the hardworking and kind hearted souls who dove into helping start up his fluorspar mine after the tsunami wiped out their families and livelihood (fishing), made my blood boil. Many more men died as a result of time spent working underground than the number of people killed by the tsunami. I have long had a soft spot for all things Newfoundland and the disregard with which the people of the Burin are treated for so many decades is completely infuriating and yes, heart-breaking. My Poppy Tarrant was in the tsunami, my relatives helped rescue the men on the Truxtun/ Pollux ships and my Poppy Stacey worked in the flurospar mines in St.Lawrence. *No commitment, cancel anytime Hundreds of miners would die; hundreds more would struggle through shortened lives profoundly compromised by lung diseases ranging from silicosis and bronchitis to cancer. However it is so disappointing that the government was made aware of their problems but took years (and lives lost) to act. While it would only shake for a few moments, the real damage would follow shortly. The cod fishery collapsed a few years later and mining became an important source of income. It kept me engaged right through to the end. As this strange summer of staying put winds down, one thing remains truer than ever: Books offer us endless adventure and new horizons to explore...The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland TsunamiCorporate greed and desperate government is a bad combination and the mining industry continues this MO, in Nova Scotia and around the world. After several years of deprivation, their luck seemed to change when a speculator started to mine for fluorspar. So much history I didn’t know. This story of a town close to where I grew up had lots of history that I had only known peripherally. Then to learn of the terrible history of mining in St. Lawrence was both appalling and deeply upsetting. The Wake describes the terrible tsunami, which was the aftermath of an earthquake, and then reaches far beyond that fateful day when 28 individuals, many of which were children, were swept to sea along with houses, wharves, boats and their livelihoods. While they eventually did draw income from the mine, it was also insidiously making them ill, either from silicosis or the radon that was released from the granite they had to break up.

Wharfs, boats, and a fish processing plant were all wiped out, along with many homes and people’s winter supplies of food.

Endless forewarnings but not getting to it. He now lives in Toronto, ON. It also describes the glacial pace of government action to identify horrendous health and safety problems in the Newfoundland mines. This story as so familiar, and yet so in-depth even with my knowledge of the area and its history. I kept thinking why do I know so much about the Halifax Explosion and know nothing of this story.Linden MacIntyre once again proves his superior ability to provide us with excellent and well researched facts while weaving a story among the lines. Welcome back. I’m usually a pretty big non fiction fan and have several slated for this year, but was really dissapointed in this book.Very well written. I do like true stories and this is a true accounting of a tsunami which struck the Canadian province of Newfoundland at the Burin Peninsula in 1929. In the end, twenty eight people would lose their lives and a town would suffer unimaginable loss. A destructive tsunami would batter St. Lawrence, a small fishing village on the southwestern coast of Newfoundland. See if you have enough points for this item. Wharfs, boats, and a fish processing plant were all wiped out, along with many homes and people’s winter supplies of food. Giant waves, up to three storeys high, hit the coast at a hundred kilometres per hour, flooding dozens of communities and washing entire houses out to sea. The story of bravery and perseverance of the survivors is amazing. The fishing industry was decimated. Des milliers de livres avec la livraison chez vous en 1 jour ou en magasin avec -5% de réduction . A destructive tsunami would batter St. Lawrence, a small fishing village on the southwestern coast of Newfoundland. The Wake describes the terrible tsunami, which was the aftermath of an earthquake, and then reaches far beyond that fateful day when 28 individuals, many of which were children, were swept to sea along with houses, wharves, boats and their livelihoods. Fishing was no longer a viable livelihood. The Wake: The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami (Toronto: Harper Collins Canada, 2018) is both a historical recounting of events and a personal coming to grips with a legacy not only of a disastrous tidal wave that killed 28 people in November 1929, wiping out buildings and the fishery, but also of the ensuing turn of that community to fluorspar mining.
The Wake The Deadly Legacy of A Newfoundland Tsunami (Book) : MacIntyre, Linden : From Linden MacIntyre comes an incredible true story of destruction and survival in the wake of the November 18, 1929 tsunami that struck Newfoundland's Burin Peninsula. Read "The Wake The Deadly Legacy of a Newfoundland Tsunami" by Linden MacIntyre available from Rakuten Kobo. In the end, twenty eight people would lose their lives and a town would suffer unimaginable loss. At least the Americans remembered and built at hospital in St. Lawrence.
How to write a great review MacIntyre’s father, lured from Cape Breton to Newfoundland by a steady salary, worked in St. Lawrence in an underground mine that was later found to be radioactive.

The book tells of the tragedy that massive wave brought upon poor, isolated communities and the aftereffects that were spawned. I just couldn’t stand it!!!! Both my parents originate from St.Lawrence and Lawn on the Burin Peninsula of NL.


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