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The Holdin' Ground: Ground Swell: Two Radio Plays
Ted Russell
Price: CDN$14.95
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Book Description
Ted Russell was born on Coley's Point in the Baccalieu Trail Area. In the
Holdin' Ground he expresses the way many people, particularly those from a
rural society, feel about their roots. He says:
''...lookin' out at where Skipper Joe Irwin's
schooner is ridin' at her moorin'. And lookin'
at her, I've noticed how she's always on the
move. Swingin' this way and that with the
tide and the baffles of offshore wind from
the hills...Always and forever on the move.
A stranger not knowin' the difference'd think
she was adrift. That is, if he didn't know
about her chain and her anchor--and her
holdin' ground.
And the thought struck me how much that
schooner is like us people along this part of
the Newfoundland coast. And most likely,
like people everywhere. Oh, we have our
little baffles of wind and tide, differences of
opinion on a good many things, that swing
us in different ways. A stranger might think
we were gone adrift. That is, until he knew
about our moorin's and our holdin' ground.''
He ends the radio play by expanding on the thought:
''...lookin' at Skipper Joe Irwin's schooner--and thinkin'. Thinkin'
about how weak are the things that try to pull men apart,
differences in colours, creeds, and opinions--weak things like
the ripples tuggin' at the schooner's chain. And thinkin' about
how strong are the things that hold men together--strong like
Joe's anchor and chain, and the good holdin' ground below.''
About the Author
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