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The Education of Everett Richardson: The Story of the Nova Scotia Fisherman's Strike, 1970-71 - Softcover
Synopsis
You work three times longer than the average industrial worker--at half the pay. Death is an occupational hazard. And the law says you can't have a union. What do you do?
In 1970, Everett Richardson and about 250 other Nova Scotia fishermen went on a fifteen-month struggle that rent the fabric of the province's society, gave rise to headlines across the country and became the rallying point and cause célèbre for Canadian labour as a whole.
For those whom it meant the most, this classic labour struggle was a bitter education in the realities of corporate capitalism. The Education of Everett Richardson reveals the way "the system" works, and gives a workers-eye view of its dehumanizing results, capturing individual dramas and collective heroism. A rare and singularly moving book, it is a unique contribution to the understanding of Canadian labour.
Journalist, columnist, scriptwriter and educator, Silver Donald Cameron, CM, ONS has published 19 books. He is currently Farley Mowat Chair in Environment at Cape Breton University, and also Host and Executive Producer of TheGreenInterview.com. His true-crime book, Blood in the Water, will be published by Penguin in 2020.
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About the Author
One of Canada's most versatile and experienced professional authors, Silver Donald Cameron is currently Farley Mowat Chair in Environment at Cape Breton University and Host and Executive Producer of TheGreenInterview.com, an environmental website devoted to intense, in-depth conversations with the brilliant thinkers and activists who are leading the way to a green and sustainable future. His literary work includes plays, films, radio and TV scripts, an extensive body of corporate and governmental writing, hundreds of magazine articles and 19 books, including two novels. His true crime book, Blood in the Water, will be published by Penguin in 2020.
Review
This book "still has relevance, mainly the idea that even if you don't always 'win' you may yet deliver a blow that will change the world. The history of the strike is important in itself, and this is the primary record of that. A work of balanced journalism that told the tale far more effectively than any rant." - Ralph Surette
"This book's ultimate strength is in Cameron's storytelling skills. His writing is taut, tense, and blunt, perfectly reflecting the powder-keg feel of the times" - Atlantic Canada's 100 Greatest Books
"... a powerful story with powerful lessons. Cameron has recorded the story and the lessons with clarity, sensitivity, and humour." - This Magazine
"...a masterpiece of recorded history." - Moncton Times & Transcript
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- PublisherPaper Tiger Enterprises
- Publication date2019
- ISBN 10 0995233837
- ISBN 13 9780995233836
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages260
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