Newfoundland In The North Atlantic World, 1929-1949

The entry of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation has been the subject ofmany books. But until now the history of the Britishappointed commissionwhich gover... » 

The entry of Newfoundland into Canadian Confederation has been the subject ofmany books. But until now the history of the Britishappointed commissionwhich governed Newfoundland from 1934 to 1949 has not been given muchattention. Peter Neary surveys the history of the commission and weighs theconstitutional decision of 1949 against developments in Newfoundland during thepreceding twenty years. «