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category: Biography & Autobiography
published: Mar 1994
ISBN:9781550812824
publisher: Breakwater Books Ltd.

Doctor Olds of Twillingate

Portrait of an American Surgeon in Newfoundland

by Gary Saunders

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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.

About the Author
Gary Saunders is the author of several critically acclaimed books, including Alder Music and My Life With Trees, winner of the Evelyn Richardson Award for Non-Fiction. Born and raised in Newfoundland, Saunders worked as a forester before going on to manage Nova Scotia Lands & Forest’s public education programs. He lives in Clifton, Nova Scotia.

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