Death on the Ice by Cassie Brown

Death on the Ice by Cassie Brown

Each year, for generations, poor, ill-clad Newfoundland fishermen sailed out "to the ice" to hunt seals in the hope of a few pennies in wages from the prosperous merchants of St. John's. The year 1914 witnessed the worst in the long line of tragedies that were part of their harsh way of life.
            For two long days and nights a party of seal hunters--132 men--were left stranded on an icefield floating in the North Atlantic in winter. They were thinly dressed, with almost no food, and with no hope of shelter against the snow or the constant, bitter winds. To survive they had to keep moving, always moving. Those who lay down to rest died.
            This is an incredible story of bungling and greed, of suffering and heroism. With the aid of compelling, contemporary photographs, the book paints an unforgettable portrait of the bloody
trade of seal hunting among the icefields when ships--and men--were expendable.

Cassie Brown has won numerous awards for her cake decorating and sugarcraft, and has written numerous articles for cake magazines including Squires Kitchen, Cakes and Sugarcraft, and Wedding Cakes -- A Design Source.

In concert with Shesto Ltd., Cassie has developed the Cassie Brown Cake Craft range which is now available worldwide. Since 2012 she has been a professional cake judge at Cake International, and she is a regular presenter on the Create and Craft television channel. She teaches cake decorating and sugarcraft workshops from her home in Droitwich Spa, UK, where she lives with her husband and three children.

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ISBN 13	9780385685061
ISBN 10	0385685068
Title	Death on the Ice
Author	Cassie Brown
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-03-03
Number of pages	256
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.