To Employ and Uplift Them: The Newfoundland Naval Reserve, 1899-1926 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781894725071)

To Employ and Uplift Them is a social and economic history of the Newfoundland branch of the Royal Naval Reserve. Established in 1900, the Newfoundland reserve provided part-time employment to fishermen and trained them to be Royal Navy sailors during war. Imperialists and the Newfoundland government hoped that the unit would alleviate outport unemployment and make Newfoundlanders better subjects. But the system had to contend with the British Treasury Office's scrutiny and the Admiralty's strategic objectives. In the end, Newfoundland reservists filled many roles during World War I, but London's post-war fiscal restraint terminated the Newfoundland reserve in the 1920s.

Author: Mark C. Hunter
ISBN-10: 1894725077
ISBN-13: 9781894725071
Publisher: ISER Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2009
Pages: 244
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d