Gerhard P Bassler: 3 books
by Gerhard P. Bassler
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2000
Alfred Valdmanis is best known in Canada for his infamous role in Premier Joey Smallwood's scheme to industrialize Newfoundland. A Latvian immigrant, he was appointed Director General of Economic Development in 1950 with the understanding that through his connections to Europe he could entice German...
Vikings to U-Boats
The German Experience in Newfoundland and Labrador
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2006
Vikings to U-Boats explores the colony's hidden multicultural history, examining both sides of the German-Newfoundland/Labrador experience. From first recorded contacts to the end of World War II, Bassler traces the lives of German-speaking fishermen, musicians, doctors, engineers, and entrepreneurs....
Escape Hatch
Newfoundland’s Quest for German Industry and Immigration, 1950–1970
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2017
"Beggars cannot be choosers. We wanted just companies, we gave a damn who they were, we had no prejudice against them. We went to Germany because Europe was scared of Soviet Russia and saw a communist revolution coming. The German industrialists were particularly scared. In 1950 I was the first...