The Place Called Quirpon (Karpoon) by Earl B. Pilgrim

ISBN 978-1-926689-39-5 paper, 210 pages Price: CDN$18.95 Qty:

Book Description Master storyteller Earl Pilgrm in The Place called Quirpon will keep you spellbound wth the dramatic real life story of seaman Neil Dewar who survives against all odds after his ship Rebecca, out of Quebec, is shipwrecked off Cape Norman on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador in Novemenber of 1816. The Place called Quirpon is where Neil encounters Isaac Isaacs, the man who is responsible for saving his life. This is an adventure story which tells of terror and tragedy, suffering and heartbreak, and above all of hope and the indomitable human spirit. This is a book you won't soon forget. The story of Neil Dewar is an incredible one and will be well known to old timers on the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland and Labrador.