- Arthur Scammell
Arthur Reginald Scammell, CM (
February 12 ,1913 –August 28 ,1995 ) was aNewfoundland and Labrador writer.Scammell was born in
Change Islands , where he grew up and received his early education. He was a schoolteacher in several Newfoundlandoutport s during the 1930s. He left to attendMcGill University and did not live full-time in Newfoundland again until 1970, after his retirement from teaching.Scammell is perhaps best-known for his songwriting, most notably, The Squid-Jiggin' Ground, which he wrote while still in
high school , and "The Six-Horsepower Coaker". However, he also produced a significant body of work that was originally published in the magazine "Atlantic Guardian", of which he was also a co-founder. Through essays and stories, Scammell attempted to convey some of the positive aspects of life in Newfoundland outports, which, despite their disadvantages, he saw as providing a sense of community and personal satisfaction that larger centres lacked.A collection of Scammell's work was published as "My Newfoundland" in 1966. In 1987 he became a Member of the
Order of Canada .ee also
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List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador References
* O'Flaherty, Patrick, "The Rock Observed", University of Toronto Press, 1979.
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0003131 The Canadian Encyclopedia - Arthur Scammell]
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