The Ghost of Ellen Dower - Softcover

Earl B. Pilgrim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1894463226 ISBN 13: 9781894463225

Publisher: Flanker Press Ltd., 2002

Synopsis

Based on true events. Edward Dower, an enterprising fishing captain, in the year 1872 prosecuted the northern cod and seal with a determination that amazed friend and neighbour alike. Ellen Dower, wife to Edward Dower and proprietress of their fishing firm, was a lady of standing in the little town of Conche, Newfoundland. Hers was an unrivalled beauty, and she was a revered and respected advisor to her neighbours in times of trouble. Maurice Power was a man about whom little was known. A tyrant and savage to those few who knew him, the man kept mostly to himself. But he had big plans for Edward and Ellen Dower and the town of Conche...

About this title

About the Author:

Earl B. Pilgrim was born in St. Anthony in 1939. He received his early education in Roddickton, later studying Forestry at the College of Trades and Technology in St. John’s. He began his adult career in 1960 as an Infantryman in the Canadian Army, serving with the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry. While there, he became involved in the sport of boxing, eventually becoming the Canadian Light Heavyweight Boxing Champion. Following a stint in the Forces, he took a job as a Forest Ranger with the Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry Department. During this time, he came to recognize the plight of the big game population on Newfoundland’s Great Northern Peninsula. After nine years as a forest warden, he became a wildlife protection officer with the Newfoundland Wildlife Service. He is married to the former Beatrice Compton of Englee. They have four children, and make their home in Roddickton, Newfoundland.

About this edition

• Publisher: Flanker Press Ltd.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1894463226
• ISBN 13: 9781894463225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 308