Joseph Roberts Smallwood: Masthead Newfoundlander, 1900-1949

by Melvin Baker and Peter Neary

No other figure, historical or political, features more prominently in recent Newfoundland history than Joey Smallwood. During his long career in Newfoundland politics, Smallwood used the literary, rhetorical, and theatrical skills honed in the first five decades of his life to create a distinct and celebrated persona. He told his own story in his lively autobiography, I Chose Canada, published in 1973 only a year after he left office.Talented, venturesome,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0228006317
• ISBN13: 9780228006312
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 248 Pages