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"""The book has great freshness and originality. Its rich detail and significant observations regarding the experiences of such a broad spectrum of the community is unparalleled. Burrill sensitively reflects on the experiences of his informants, whose lives are an important testimony deserving of a wide audience. This recognition and validation of oral history as a genre deserves imitation across a broader range of subject matter; for the immediacy of the first person testimony is a powerful voice that should be heard more often."" Del Muise, Department of History, Carleton University. ""A fine piece of oral history ... The interviews are well-chosen, treat different aspects of the theme, and altogether create a new and valuable primary source on North American, Canadian, and particularly Maritime social history ... The value of the book is enhanced by interviews from a broad social spectrum, from the unskilled (but not inarticulate) workers to scholars, bankers, and politicians ... The language of those interviewed is vigorous, vivid, and often quotable ... I found this book utterly fascinating."" Ernest Forbes, Department of History, University of New Brunswick."

The book has great freshness and originality. Its rich detail and significant observations regarding the experiences of such a broad spectrum of the community is unparalleled. Burrill sensitively reflects on the experiences of his informants, whose lives are an important testimony deserving of a wide audience. This recognition and validation of oral history as a genre deserves imitation across a broader range of subject matter; for the immediacy of the first person testimony is a powerful voice that should be heard more often. Del Muise, Department of History, Carleton University. A fine piece of oral history ... The interviews are well-chosen, treat different aspects of the theme, and altogether create a new and valuable primary source on North American, Canadian, and particularly Maritime social history ... The value of the book is enhanced by interviews from a broad social spectrum, from the unskilled (but not inarticulate) workers to scholars, bankers, and politicians ... The language of those interviewed is vigorous, vivid, and often quotable ... I found this book utterly fascinating. Ernest Forbes, Department of History, University of New Brunswick.

The book has great freshness and originality. Its rich detail and significant observations regarding the experiences of such a broad spectrum of the community is unparalleled. Burrill sensitively reflects on the experiences of his informants, whose lives are an important testimony deserving of a wide audience. This recognition and validation of oral history as a genre deserves imitation across a broader range of subject matter; for the immediacy of the first person testimony is a powerful voice that should be heard more often. Del Muise, Department of History, Carleton University. A fine piece of oral history ... The interviews are well-chosen, treat different aspects of the theme, and altogether create a new and valuable primary source on North American, Canadian, and particularly Maritime social history ... The value of the book is enhanced by interviews from a broad social spectrum, from the unskilled (but not inarticulate) workers to scholars, bankers, and politicians ... The la

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