Cod Collapse: The Rise and Fall of Newfoundland’s Saltwater Cowboys

By: Jennifer Thornhill Verma

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Synopsis: In 1992, the cod moratorium put some thirty thousand fishers across Newfoundland and Labrador out of work. These were journalist Jenn Thornhill Verma’s people. Encompassing memoir and history, Cod Collapse traces a lost way of life, digging into the stories of the author’s own family, including her Pop, one of the province’s original “saltwater cowboys,” a fisher on the southeastern shores of Newfoundland. This thoughtfully researched and captivating account reveals how Newfoundlanders from many walks of life, and from distinct regions across the island portion of the province, have coped in the aftermath of the largest mass layoff in Canadian history. Integrating the varied and compelling stories of a whale-watcher, a singer-songwriter, a fisher, and a photographer, this moving narrative deftly takes readers from the present back to the early days of the fishery, and forward to consider what lies ahead.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781771088084
Related ISBNs:: 9781771088077
Publisher:: Nimbus Publishing
Date of Addition:: 09/18/25
Copyrighted By:: Jennifer Thornhill Verma
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs, Cooking, Food and Wine, Social Studies
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.