The Long Run

On the morning of July 1, 1916, at Beaumont-Hamel, the men of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment climbed out of their trenches and advanced into no man's land. Eric Mackenzie Robertson went over the top on that fateful day--and survived. Almost unbelievably, just four years later, Robertson would become the first born and bred Newfoundlander to compete in the Olympics. With her engaging journalistic style, Joan Sullivan--author of the award-winning In the Field--returns to tell the story of the Royal Newfoundland Regiment, a lost Olympiad, and one man's extraordinary journey through the battlefield and into history.

About the author

J. M. Sullivan is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Telegram, This Magazine, and on CBC Radio. She also works in theatre as a director, actor and playwright and is a co-founder of the St. John's theatre company The Open Actor's Studio. She lives in St. John's with her husband, the actor/writer Bryan Hennessey, and daughter, Marianne.

Product details

• Authors: Joan Sullivan
• Publisher: Breakwater Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.10.2015
• EAN: 9781550816105
• ISBN: 978-1-55081-610-5
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 399 g
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945)