{"product_id":"9781771174060","title":"'Tis a Wonderful Time to Be Alive: Life in a Newfoundland Outport","description":"Tis a Wonderful Time to Be Alive is Winston Oldford’s personal account of growing up in Burnside, Bonavista Bay, in the 1940s and 1950s.  The tiny community underwent a baptism by fire—literally—in the early twentieth century. Following a devastating forest fire in the area in 1912, the settlements of Squid Tickle and Holletts Cove became known, collectively, as Burnside. Today, with a population close to 200, it is one of seven communities on the Eastport Peninsula.  This book takes a look at the history of Burnside, as well as the day-to-day lives of those who have lived in the community over the last two centuries. Winston Oldford takes the reader on a guided tour of his hometown and the cultural foundations upon which Burnside was built.","brand":"Flanker Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139888070896,"sku":"9781771174060","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781771174060_p0.jpg?v=1763707489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781771174060","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}