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portada Out Here: Governor sir Humphrey Walwyn’S Quarterly Reports From Newfoundland, 1936–1946 (en Inglés)
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Libro Físico
Idioma
Inglés
N° páginas
488
Encuadernación
Tapa Dura
ISBN13
9780228021063

Out Here: Governor sir Humphrey Walwyn’S Quarterly Reports From Newfoundland, 1936–1946 (en Inglés)

Baker Melvin,Neary Peter (Autor) · Mcgill-Queen's University Press · Tapa Dura

Out Here: Governor sir Humphrey Walwyn’S Quarterly Reports From Newfoundland, 1936–1946 (en Inglés) - Baker Melvin,Neary Peter

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Vice Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn (1879-1957) was the British-appointed governor of Newfoundland from 1936 to 1946 - a period of remarkable change that would culminate in Newfoundland's union with Canada in 1949. Assembling records from the British national archives and the provincial archives in Newfoundland and Labrador, Out Here presents readers with Walwyn's quarterly reports to the secretary of state for dominion affairs in London throughout his tenure as governor. Walwyn's position offered him a unique vantage point on the political and economic situation in Newfoundland throughout this tumultuous period. His reports bear witness to profound change, chronicling the economic downturn experienced in the final years of the Great Depression, followed by the unprecedented prosperity sparked by the Second World War that set the stage for debates over governance and for significant constitutional advance. The detailed accounts of Walwyn's daily life in Newfoundland feature rich descriptions of capital city, company town, and outport mores; they paint a picture of coastal life in the mid-twentieth century and introduce the wide array of characters the governor encountered. Throughout, the candid insider accounts of Governor Walwyn are augmented by expert historical context and illustrated with a generous selection of contemporary photographs. As a whole, Out Here stands as an invaluable primary-source record and an important trove of information on wartime experiences in Atlantic Canada.

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