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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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From  NEW! ProhibitionExtreme Measures From: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 6 explores the period of prohibition in Newfoundland and Labrador that lasted from 1917-1924 including the factors that led to prohibition and it’s eventual elimination. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 19 | 2020 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Relations between Beothuk and Mi’kmaq, Labrador Montagnais (Innu) and InuitFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter explorers the relationship between Beothuk communities and other indigenous groups, and how these relationships changed over time. | Ingeborg Marshall | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
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From  We’re Not Taking Care of Our Mothers |
This chapter focuses on a woman whose husband has frequented sex workers. She believes that far from being "bored at home," men turn to sex workers because their wives are exhausted … | Kerri Cull | 8 | 2021 | $0.80 Add |
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From  Working GirlsFrom: No One to Tell |
In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses the RCMPs response to prostitution, and how it reflected deeper systemic sexism in the organization. The chapter also covers … | Janet Merlo | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
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From  BlindersFrom: About Face |
The essays in the first section of the book discuss substance abuse. These readings include personal accounts of struggles with addiction in all its forms. The authors in these readings come from … | Kelly S. Thompson | 7 | 2019 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Chapter 7Conclusion From: The Invisibles |
Candow concludes by exploring the legacy of the Royal Newfoundland Companies and the ways in which they shaped Newfoundland’s history into the 20th century. | James E. Candow | 10 | 2019 | $1.00 Add |
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From Competition for Resources with Fishermen/SettlersFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter explorers the conflict that occurred between the Beothuk and white settlers in the 1700’s | Ingeborg Marshall | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Ella on the Radio, and the Lomond VentureFrom: No Place For A Woman |
The opening sections of the book provide a brief biography of Ella Manuel, describing her Newfoundland upbringing, travels, and relationships throughout her life. | Antony Berger | 4 | 2020 | $0.40 Add |
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From  Every Single PennyFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a bartender in a strip club in St. John’s Newfoundland. A discussion of the culture of stripping and erotic dance, as well as an individual’s account of the … | Keri Cull | 7 | 2017 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Hope Walk: Arnold’s Cove to HolyroodFrom: Almost Feral |
Includes the following sections: Time – Lesson – King – Home Run | Gemma Hickey | 36 | 2019 | $3.60 Add |
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From Our Rights Get Stripped Away |
In this chapter, Cull interviews a woman who entered the sex trade as an escape from a violent relationship. She feels that sex work saved her life, and feels that the laws governing sex work … | Kerri Cull | 9 | 2021 | $0.90 Add |
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From NEW! Post-ProhibitionLoosening the Noose From: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 7 explores the relaxing of alcohol related legislation in Newfoundland and the evolution of drinking culture throughout the rest of the 20th century. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 14 | 2020 | $1.40 Add |
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From Taking a JokeFrom: No One to Tell |
In this chapter, former RCMP officer Janet Merlo discusses some challenging situations related to death in her work and in her personal life. A discussion of workplace activities which blur the … | Janet Merlo | 13 | 2013 | $1.30 Add |
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From AppendicesFrom: The Invisibles |
Appendices include the makeup of the Royal Newfoundland Companies (1845), a list of commanding officers, and plans of select fortifications. | James E. Candow | 8 | 2019 | $0.80 Add |
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From Honest AnswersFrom: No One to Tell |
The chapter Honest Answers deals with former RCMP officer Janet Merlo’s experiences integrating being a mother with working with children while at work, as well as other cases that involved … | Janet Merlo | 11 | 2013 | $1.10 Add |
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From HoopsFrom: Rock Paper Sex |
The firsthand account of a sex worker named Hannah in St. John’s Newfoundland. This chapter explores how differences in education, as well as financial and social status affect the … | Keri Cull | 10 | 2017 | $1.00 Add |
