The Invisibles - A History of the Royal Newfoundland Companies

During the tumultuous and often violent election riots of 1861, members of the Royal Newfoundland Companies opened fire on a crowd of rioters, killing three and wounding several others. In the sobering aftermath, a compromise evolved that would shape Newfoundland politics and society into the twentieth century. In The Invisibles, James E. Candow provides the fascinating backstory of the Royal Newfoundland Companies while enhancing our understanding of the role they played in Newfoundland history and the lives of our communities. This is an important, often overlooked, chapter in the British Military's involvement in the colony at a time when Newfoundlanders fervently sought to become masters of their own fate--expertly told in Candow's engaging and vivid prose.

About the author

James E. Candow is from Gander, NL, and is a graduate of both Memorial and Dalhousie universities. He has written numerous articles, book chapters, and reviews and is the author of five books, including Cantwells' Way: A Natural History of the Cape Spear Lightstation and The Lookout: A History of Signal Hill, which was shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Award for Historical Writing. He lives in Dartmouth, NS.

Product details

• Authors: James E Candow, James E. Candow
• Publisher: Breakwater Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781550817959
• ISBN: 978-1-55081-795-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 213 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 340 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Kanada, Militärgeschichte, HISTORY / Social History, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Canada / Pre-Confederation (to 1867), HISTORY / Military / Canada