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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Bamboo Cage The P.O.W. Diary of Lieutenant Robert Wyse, 1942-1943 Goose Lane Editions	In 1942, RAF flight controller Robert Wyse became a Japanese prisoner of war on the island of Java in Indonesia. Starved, sick, beaten, and worked to near-death, he wasted away until he weighed …	Jonathan F. Vance	147	2009	View
NEW! Black Loyalists in New Brunswick The lives of eight African Americans in colonial New Brunswick 1783-1834 Formac Publishing	Among the Loyalists who were transported to the shores of New Brunswick by the British after their defeat by revolutionary Americans were several hundred African Americans. Like their …	Stephen Davidson	146	2020	View
NEW! Bottoms Up A History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador Breakwater Books	In 1617, Lord Falkland’s colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of …	Sheilah Roberts Lukins	272	2020	View
From Into Battle From: Bamboo Cage View Goose Lane Editions	In the introduction, Vance provides background on the journal’s author, Robert Wise, a flight controller in the Royal Air Force.	Jonathan F. Vance	8	2009	$0.80 Add
From NEW! Introduction Laying the Foundation for the Black Experience in Canada From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick View Formac Publishing	In the Introduction, Davidson outlines the arrival of the Black Loyalists in Canada and describes the experience they would have had upon arrival.	Stephen Davidson	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From NEW! Preface From: Bottoms Up View Breakwater Books	In the preface, the author discusses her reasons for writing the book and how studying the history of alcohol is an effective way to understand many facets of human societies.	Sheilah Roberts Lukins	3	2020	$0.30 Add
From Malang Prison Camp From: Bamboo Cage View Goose Lane Editions	This section of the diary covers Wyse’s time in Malang Prison Camp, where the prisoners were mistreated and abused by their captors, and suffered from malnutrition and disease.	Jonathan F. Vance	24	2009	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Necessity Benevolent Booze From: Bottoms Up View Breakwater Books	Chapter 1 explores the history of alcohol in maritime societies and how it played an variety of essential roles, as a medicine, a ration for sailors, a social lubricant, and a trading commodity …	Sheilah Roberts Lukins	15	2020	$1.50 Add
From NEW! Thomas Hide New Brunswick’s First Black Loyalist From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick View Collection: Canadian Society from the Margins: Canadian Social History from the 1760s to the 1960s Formac Publishing	This chapter begins the story of Thomas Hide, one of the first black loyalists to arrive in New Brunswick, as an indentured servant. The chapter describes the political and military situation …	Stephen Davidson	8	2020	$0.80 Add
From Lyceum Camp, Soerabaja From: Bamboo Cage View Goose Lane Editions	This section of the diary details Wyse’s time at the Lyceum Camp in Soerabaja, on the island of Java. Here he found little solidarity among the prisoners; food was always in short supply, …	Jonathan F. Vance	30	2009	$3.00 Add
From NEW! Thomas Hide The Quest for Land From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick View Formac Publishing	This chapter continues the story of Thomas Hide after his arrival in New Brunswick and follows his efforts to find a job and buy land for himself.	Stephen Davidson	6	2020	$0.60 Add
From NEW! Trade From Fish to Wine From: Bottoms Up View Breakwater Books	Chapter 2 explores the initial arrival and early history of intoxicating beverages in Newfoundland beginning with colonial trade in the 17th century.	Sheilah Roberts Lukins	25	2020	$2.50 Add
From Darmo Camp From: Bamboo Cage View Goose Lane Editions	This part of the diary covers Wyse’s time at Darmo Camp, which was purported to have better sanitary conditions. Wyse believed that the English officers were not treating the Japanese …	Jonathan F. Vance	24	2009	$2.40 Add
From NEW! Excess How a Culture of Alcohol Gave Birth to the Binge From: Bottoms Up View Breakwater Books	Chapter 3 explores the birth and evolution of alcohol culture with particular focus placed on the idea of drinking to excess, and how that behaviour has been regarded in Newfoundland throughout …	Sheilah Roberts Lukins	21	2020	$2.10 Add
From NEW! John Patterson Eyewitness to History From: Black Loyalists in New Brunswick View Formac Publishing	This chapter tells the story of John Patterson, a black loyalist who inadvertently became the subject of a bestselling book when he became involved in the capture of a fugitive.	Stephen Davidson	12	2020	$1.20 Add
From A Second Year in Java From: Bamboo Cage View Goose Lane Editions	This section of the diary describes Wyse’s second year in a Janaese prison camp. He begins to experience problems with his eyes; sometimes there is a month between entries. Wyse was …	Jonathan F. Vance	32	2009	$3.20 Add