Rick Rennie
Rick Rennie was born at St. Lawrence, Newfoundland, and grew
up near there. He holds a PhD in history from Memorial University
of Newfoundland. He has taught at Memorial University and the
University of Manitoba, and lives in Winnipeg.
Books by Rick Rennie
The Dirt
Industrial Disease and Conflict at St. Lawrence, Newfoundland
Rick Rennie
In the cemeteries of St. Lawrence and several neighbouring towns on the south coast of Newfoundland lie the remains of some 200 workers, killed by the dust and radiation that permeated the area’s fluorspar mines. The Dirt chronicles the many forces that created this disaster and shaped the response to it, including the classic ‘jobs or health’ dilemma, the contentious process of determining the nature and extent of industrial disease and the desire of employers to ‘externalize… (more information)