Them Times By David Weale

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Within living memory a revolution has occurred in the green and gentle countryside of Prince Edward Island Over the past few decades the changes have been so profound that the recent past is now referred to by many as them times Based on the popular local CBC Radio series of the same name Them Times is a collection of historical vignettes depicting Prince Edward Island before and after what some folklorists call the break that early post World War II period when the twentieth century seemed to hit the Island all at once David Weale combines anecdotal reminiscences of Islanders with some of his own musings and observations of a way of life that has all but disappeared Them TimesTHEM TIMES by David Weale is a collection of short stories about life on Prince Edward Island during Them Times While no definitive timeline is given the stories all seem to take place before 1950 Some of the stories are from much earlier times or at least that is the impression I had. Them Times pdf converter Some of the stories are funny some silly and some are just downright odd However all of the stories achieve what they set out to do That is that they illustrate what life was like for Islanders before the invention of the modern day conveniences that we now take for granted were invented. The times newspaper uk edition I found the book fascinating and enjoyed reading it Part of the reason I enjoyed the book is that my husband hails from PEI and many of the stories illustrate what life may have been like for his ancestors I give this book a rating of 3 out of 5 Anyone with an interest in or a fondness of The Island and it s history will find this an interesting read 0919013155