DEATH ON THE ICE ** 78 SEALERS DIED

A Winter's Tale: The Wreck of the 'Florizel'

Engineering & Transportation

Brown, Cassie

Transportation

Doubleday Canada, Limited

In the snowy predawn of February 18, 1942, a convoy of three American ships zigzagged up the North Atlantic toward Newfoundland, heading for one of the worst disasters in naval history. The ships were under radio silence to protect their position from the threat of German U-boats. A storm was raging, visibility was zero, and the currents had turned wildly unpredictable. With only unreliable soundings to guide them across the jagged ocean floor, all three vessels ran aground on the sheer rock coast of Newfoundland. Attempts to carry lifelines ashore were thwarted by heavy surf, cold, oil slicks, and floating wreckage. A few sailors, however, overcame the odds and managed to reach the coast where the communities of lawn and St. Lawrence effected a super-human rescue operation. Two hundred and three American sailors died as the Wilkes, the Pollux, and the Truxtun were battered against the icy shore by the treacherous North Atlantic. And those who survived would return home to receive not a hero's welcome but the harsh interrogation of their naval superiors.

Standing into danger: A dramatic story of shipwreck and rescue

History

Americas

DOUBLEDAY

Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914

Death On The Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster Of 1914

Standing Into Danger

In the snowy predawn of February 18, 1942, a convoy of three American ships zigzagged up the North Atlantic toward Newfoundland, heading for one of the worst disasters in naval history. The ships were under radio silence to protect their position from the threat of German U-boats. A storm was raging, visibility was zero, and the currents had turned wildly unpredictable. With only unreliable soundings to guide them across the jagged ocean floor, all three vessels ran aground on the sheer rock coast of Newfoundland. Attempts to carry lifelines ashore were thwarted by heavy surf, cold, oil slicks, and floating wreckage. A few sailors, however, overcame the odds and managed to reach the coast where the communities of lawn and St. Lawrence effected a super-human rescue operation. Two hundred and three American sailors died as the Wilkes, the Pollux, and the Truxtun were battered against the icy shore by the treacherous North Atlantic. And those who survived would return home to receive not a hero's welcome but the harsh interrogation of their naval superiors.

Doubleday, Canada

Before becoming Newfoundland's famous author of sea tragedies, Cassie Brown wrote hundreds of shortstories as a professional journalist. 
Twelve stories are presented here: Tales of shipwrecks, captains, sealers and sailors, and heroic women, all described by one of Newfoundland's most respected authors. 
Headlining this collection is an account of the sinking of the S.S. Caribou, torpedoed by German submarine U-69 in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, killing 137 men, women and children, including Caption Ben Tavenor and his two sons. 
Also included is Cassie Brown's short story "DeathMarch," which she later developed into the best-selling book Death on the Ice. Another tale briefly describes the tragic S.S. Florizel disaster on Newfoundland's Southern Shore.

Winter's Tale

Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fishermen sailed out “to the ice” to hunt seals in the hope of a few pennies in wages from the prosperous merchants of St. John’s. The year 1914 witnessed the worst in the long line of tragedies that were part of their harsh way of life. For two long days and nights a party of seal hunters—132 men—were left stranded on an icefield floating in the North Atlantic in winter. They were thinly dressed, with almost no food, and with no hope of shelter against the snow or the constant, bitter winds. To survive they had to keep moving, always moving. Those who lay down to rest died. This is an incredible story of bungling and greed, of suffering and heroism. With the aid of compelling, contemporary photographs, the book paints an unforgettable portrait of the bloody trade of seal hunting among the icefields when ships—and men—were expendable.

Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914

Anchor Canada

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The Powwow Coloring and Activity Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series

Children's Books

Activities, Crafts & Games

Wisconsin Historical Society Press

The Storytelling Coloring Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series

This series offers children and their families the opportunity to learn about Ojibwe lifeways and teachings in an engaging and accessible manner. Included in each coloring book are word scrambles, mazes, and other activities to help children and their families engage more deeply with the information and have fun at the same time. While younger children (3+) can enjoy simply coloring the images, older children (6+) can also use the stories and glossaries to start learning more about the language and traditions of the Ojibwe people. The four books in this series focus on different aspects of Ojibwe life and traditions, from the powwow to wild ricing.

The Sugarbush Coloring Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series

The Wild Ricing Coloring and Activity Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series

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A Winter's Tale: The Wreck of the 'Florizel'

Standing into danger: A dramatic story of shipwreck and rescue

Death On The Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster Of 1914

Standing Into Danger

Winter's Tale

Death on the Ice: The Great Newfoundland Sealing Disaster of 1914

The Powwow Coloring and Activity Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series

The Storytelling Coloring Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series

The Sugarbush Coloring Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series

The Wild Ricing Coloring and Activity Book: Ojibwe Traditions Coloring Book Series