Storytelling is at the heart of how we keep our heritage and culture alive. The story behind Misfortune Bay has been told in brief format by other authors over the years. However, I wanted to know more about what happened, who the characters were and how they lived. This book is the result of my curiosity. It reaches into the lives of those affected by the events of July 1916 in Fortune Bay, explores who they were, and how they all came together on one disastrous evening.
Dr. Conrad Fitz-Gerald, Lightkeeper Isaac Burke, Welfare/Customs Officer Harry Clinton and Telegraph Officer Phillip Ryan were all friends whose journeys intersected many times over the years. That night, the SS Hump, a steel constructed former whaling ship and the Albatross, a small wooden schooner used as a floating medical clinic, converged in stormy waters between St. Jacques and Belleoram. This is their story.
Misfortune Bay is available for pre-order from the publisher, Flanker Press.
More information about Dr. Conrad Fitz-Gerald and his medical schooner, The Albatross may be seen on my Blog page The Albatross.
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