Caught Between Nature and Modernity
A Newfoundland fisherman’s struggle to stay linked to the sea October 2005
The rich natural and emotional landscape in Sylvanus Now provides the context for an exploration of the personal and the political in the modernization of Newfoundland’s fishing industry. The story bears great relevance to the continuing issues relating to the preservation of Canada’s natural resources and the question of who defines “progress.” At the book’s…