Creating This Place Women, Family, and Class in St John's, 1900-1950

"30 pages of primary and secondary sources ... are interpreted with in¬ventive, intuitive scholarship. The holes they fill in the foundation of [Newfoundland] history are fascinating, while suggesting support for much more study." Atlantic Books Today "The collection as a whole is a delight to read, unfolding in smooth, jargon-free prose, with strong narrative lines enlivening solid analysis. Helpful maps of St. John's and the Avalon Peninsula, as well as a thorough introduction that reviews not only t