Sean T. Cadigan is an associate professor in the Department of History at Memorial Universiy of Newfoundland.

• acknowledgments / viimaps / ix Introduction: Scarce Environmental Leeway, Nationalism, and theLong Term in Newfoundland and Labrador / 3 The First Peoples by the Sea / 13 The European Encounter / 26 Migrants and Settlers: The Development of a Fishing Society,1610-1775 / 45 Not Quite a Colony, 1775-1824 / 72 A Colonial State, 1824-1855 / 98 Responsible Government and Landward Industrialization,1855-1895 / 125 Twilight of the National Policy, 1897-1908 / 154 The Politics of Hope and Demoralization, 1908-1934 / 176 Commission, Depression, and War, 1934-1945 / 209 The Land of Milk and Honey, 1946-1972 / 235 The Limits of Neo-nationalism, 1972-2003 / 260Conclusion: Not a Nation / 287notes / 299bibliography / 321index / 345

‘Cadigan';s meticulous account of Newfoundland's struggles within the Canadian federation, from the calamitous land-based economic experiments to the demise of the iconic fishery, is both thorough and comprehensive. What is unique here is how Cadigan ties the modern history of Newfoundland to previous eras through the rise, in the 1970s.’ - Jason Blake: Central European Journal of Canadian Studies; vol 8:2011 ‘This is a superb survey of the history of the region that became known as Newfoundland and Labrador, from the arrival of its first residents to the present. Sean T. Cadigan understands the enormous difficulties of surviving given the limited opportunities and fragile ecosystems available for humans in Newfoundland and Labrador and approaches the histories of the region’s various peoples with profound respect. This book is, in its conception, style, and humility, a gift to the people who have made the history of Newfoundland and Labrador.’ - Rusty Bittermann, Department of History, St Thomas University ‘Newfoundland & Labrador is an excellent survey and provocative interpretation of the province's history… A remarkable book which deserves wide readership and discussion in the province and beyond.’ - Duff Sutherland: Labour/leTravail, vol 67: Spring2011