Although Walter Carter spent most of his working life in politics, this is no typical politician's memoir. Told with humour and generosity, it begins on Ship Island, Bonavista Bay as a flag is raised on shore to announce the author's birth to his seafaring father. Vividly recreating a sense of outport life in the 1930s, Carter combines fond memories with the harsh realities of Depression life. Moving on to the post-Confereation era, he gives an insider's account of the Smallwood years, takes the reader into the strange world of political campaigns, reveals his own sucesses and fiascos, and relateds his experiences as a politician in Ottawa.
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