{"product_id":"where-once-they-stood-newfoundlands-rocky-road-towards-confederation-9780889776074","title":"Where Once They Stood: Newfoundland's Rocky Road Towards Confederation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow Newfoundlanders became Canadians\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhere Once They Stood\u003c\/i\u003e challenges popular notions that those who voted against Confederation in 1869 and for union in 1948 were uninformed and gullible. Raymond Blake and Melvin Baker demonstrate that voters fully understood the issues at stake in both cases, and women became instrumental in determining the final outcome, voting for Canada in 1948, believing it provided the best opportunities for their children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A lively history of Newfoundland politics from the 1860s to the 1940s, with vigorous and persuasive arguments as to why Newfoundlanders were right to reject Confederation in 1869, and right to embrace it in 1949. --Christopher Moore, author of \u003ci\u003e1867: How the Fathers Made a Deal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Blake and Baker vigorously bring the exciting fight of ideas in Newfoundland to life. We forget how great the stakes were--nothing less than the survival, security, belonging and recognition of a people. Readers will discover how Newfoundlanders debated for four generations whether Canada was a beau risque. --Patrice Dutil, author of \u003ci\u003ePrime Ministerial Power in Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raymond B. Blake, Melvin Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Regina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780889776074\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRaymond B. Blake is professor of history at the University of Regina and has published nearly twenty books. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Melvin Baker received a PhD in history from the University of Western Ontario and has published extensively in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Newfoundland history. He is currently Archivist-Historian for Memorial University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Regina Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40242163744883,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_fa527568-c55f-47a9-90c3-42485d962ee8.jpg?v=1657201878","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/where-once-they-stood-newfoundlands-rocky-road-towards-confederation-9780889776074","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}