AT THE TIDE'S TURN AND OTHER STORIES - Softcover

Raddall, Thomas H.

 
9780771091094: AT THE TIDE'S TURN AND OTHER STORIES

Synopsis

Thomas Head Raddall (1903–1994) was a Canadian writer of history and historical fiction. He was born in Kent, England, the son of an Army officer, also named Thomas Head Raddall. In 1913 the family moved to Nova Scotia, where his father had taken a training position with the Canadian Militia. The senior then saw active service during the First World War and was killed in action at Amiens in August 1918.

Raddall jnr's first job was as a wireless operator on seagoing ships, including the CS Mackay-Bennett, and at isolated wireless posts such as Sable Island. He later took a job as a clerk at a pulp and paper mill in Liverpool, Nova Scotia, where he began his writing career.

The other stories were:
1} A HARP IN THE WILLOWS,
2} THE PASSING SHOW,
3} BETWEEN THE LINES,
4} THE SIEGE,
5} THE WEDDING GIFT,
6} THE TRUMPETER,
7} BY TELLYGRAFT,
8} BLIND MACNAIR, and
9} WINTER’S TALE."

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