Doctor Olds of Twillingate: Portrait of an American Surgeon in Newfoundland

by Gary Saunders

Overview

An engrossing story of a bright John Hopkins graduate who fell in love with Newfoundland as a student, and who stayed to become the medical care system in north-easte Newfoundland for forty years. Crusty, caring and unconventional, Dr. Olds' skill and devotion made him such a folk hero that Newfoundland declared a province-wide Doctor Olds Day. Asked why he came to Twillingate for one year and stayed for forty. Newfoundland's Connecticut Yankee tersely replied, Because I liked it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781550810929
Publisher:	Breakwater Books Ltd.
Publication date:	03/01/1994
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.03(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Gary Saunders was born in northeast Newfoundland and received a B.Sc. in forestry from the University of New Brunswick and a bachelor of fine arts from Mount Allison University in 1965.

He lectured at Memorial University, St. John's, Newfoundland for two years. His published works include Rattles and Steadies, Alder Music, and Wildlife of Atlantic Canada and New England. He has also written the Atlantic Provinces Book Review. Gary currently lives and works in Nova Scotia.