They Came From Away Yanks, Brits and Cape Breton by David Newton, PamelaNewton Paperback, 232 Pages, Published 2010 by Iuniverse ISBN-13: 978-1-4502-2416-1, ISBN: 1-4502-2416-4
"Though only a small island on the edge of a vast continent Cape Breton has impressed its distinctive identity on the Canadian scene.This story is of some of the Yanks and Brits who like the authors came from away. They include adventurers and disbanded soldiers, entrepreneurs and hucksters, worthies and criminals who have, in their own diverse ways, added to Cape Br ..."
"Growing up in Brighton's Grand Hotel - a life of luxury beyond many people's imagination, or an artificial environment where, as a young girl, you had to be on your best behaviour at all times? For Pamela Sydney Wilson, it has truly resulted in a love-hate relationship with the venerable old building. She was the first baby ever to be born in the Grand, and it loomed large in her life, right up until her father retired as the hotel's ge ..."
"It was not published until 1948 when Neil MacNeil was fifty-seven and a glow of
affection and nostalgia warms the pages. The book has in it the breath of life. In
its pages the S.S. Marion sails to Little Narrows again and a tall-talking gourmet
struggles to roast a loon. Tales are told over bannock and tea and biblical stories
have wonderful interpretation. Aside from this book, Neil MacNeil led a
distinguished life. After graduat ..."