Harry Bruce bibliography
Books↙ | 22 |
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Articles↙ | 62 |
Scripts↙ | 1 |
Interviews↙ | 3 |
References and footnotes |
Harry Bruce (8 July 1934 – 18 August 2024) was a Canadian writer and journalist who published articles in newspapers and magazines across Canada, as well as 22 books. The following lists his non-fiction and biographical works, together with selected articles and interviews.
Books
Year | Title | Publisher | Identifiers | Notes |
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1968 | The Short Happy Walks of Max Macpherson | Macmillan of Canada | ISBN 0-0021-1621-9 LCCN 77-393685 OCLC 3868180 |
[1] |
1975 | Nova Scotia | A. Hawke | ISBN 0-8888-2006-2 LCCN 74-84530 OCLC 670371759 |
[2] |
1977 | Lifeline: The Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats | Macmillan of Canada | ISBN 0-7705-1608-4 OCLC 4010392 |
[3][a] |
1979 | The Story of R.A. Jodrey, Entrepreneur | McClelland & Stewart | OCLC 872643159 | [4] |
1982 | A Basket of Apples: Recollections of Historic Nova Scotia | Oxford University Press | ISBN 978-0-1954-0393-0 OCLC 9616608 |
[5][b] |
1984 | Each Moment as it Flies | Methuen Publishing | ISBN 0-4589-8170-2 OCLC 15154987 |
[6][7][c] |
1984 | The Gulf of St. Lawrence | Oxford University Press | ISBN 0-1954-0452-1 OCLC 1019284591 |
[d] |
1985 | Movin' East: The Further Writings of Harry Bruce | Methuen Publishing | ISBN 0-4589-9670-X OCLC 16060525 |
[8][9][e] |
1985 | Frank Sobey: The Man and the Empire | Macmillan of Canada | ISBN 978-0-9208-5262-0 OCLC 12388767 |
[10][f] |
1987 | A Century at Central Trust: The Story of its Growth | Nimbus Publishing | ISBN 0-9208-5291-2 OCLC 16182151 |
[11][g] |
1988 | Down Home: Notes of a Maritime Son | Key Porter Books | ISBN 1-5501-3098-6 OCLC 25245655 |
[8][12][h] |
1991 | Atlantic Canada | Key Porter Books | ISBN 1-5501-3268-7 OCLC 28674631 |
[13][i] |
1992 | Maud: The Life of L.M. Montgomery | Seal Bantam Books | ISBN 978-0-5535-6584-3 OCLC 30657162 |
[1][14][15][j] |
1995 | Corporate Navigator: The Life of Frank Manning Covert | McClelland & Stewart | ISBN 978-0-7710-1709-4 OCLC 35879734 |
[1][k] |
1997 | The Pig that Flew: The Battle to Privatize Canadian National | Douglas & McIntyre | ISBN 978-1-5505-4609-5 OCLC 38536116 |
[16] |
1997 | An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia | Nimbus Publishing | ISBN 978-1-5510-9219-5 OCLC 967787963 |
[16][l] |
2000 | Tall Ships: An Odyssey | Key Porter Books | ISBN 978-1-5526-3157-7 OCLC 44152233 |
[m] |
2002 | Never Content: How Mavericks and Outsiders Made a Surprise Winner of Maritime Life | Key Porter Books | ISBN 978-1-5526-3496-7 OCLC 49977863 |
[17] |
2009 | Page Fright: Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers | McClelland & Stewart | ISBN 978-0-7710-1713-1 OCLC 503042189 |
[18][19][n] |
2020 | Halifax and Me | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9897-2517-7 OCLC 1159241221 |
[20] |
2021 | The Perfect Day and Other Stories | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9897-2537-5 OCLC 1220951027 |
[21] |
2024 | Characters Along the Road | Pottersfield Press | ISBN 978-1-9907-7061-6 OCLC 1429036826 |
[22] |
Articles
Date | Title | Publication | Notes | References |
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1968 March | Trials of a WASP in Backwoods Quebec | The Star Weekly | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [23] |
1968 August | It Was Gala Day, and Gorgeous Violence Filled the Night | The Star Weekly | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [24] |
1968 September | Ghosts of Summers Past | The Star Weekly | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [25] |
1970 April | I Saw Him Fall, and the Time Will Not Come Round Again | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [26] |
1970 May | He Had a Bird in a Plastic Bag, and Oil, Baby, Oil | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [27] |
1970 December | Through the Noise, and Glorious Garbage, You CAN See the Atlantic | The Globe Magazine | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [28] |
1971 September | Maybe There's a Secret Only Maritimers Know | Saturday Night | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [29] |
1972 | The Unacknowledged Lost Generation Drops Out at Forty. Or Forty-five | This Country in the Morning | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [30] |
1972 | Things I Never Got to Do | This Country in the Morning | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [31] |
1972 September | It's Beautiful, but Don't Eat the Clams | Saturday Night | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [32] |
1973 | Thwack! Pock! Summer Is Back in the Blood | This Country in the Morning | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [33] |
1973 February | Toronto Islands in Winter | Toronto Life | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [34] |
1973 May | The Most Competitive Man I've Ever Known | Weekend Magazine | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [35] |
1973 July | A Fire Took the Nest: A Hammer Took the Birds | The Toronto Star | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [36] |
1973 July | The Alchemy of Sailing. Don't Call It a Sport | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [37] |
1973 October | November | This Country in the Morning | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [38] |
1973 October | Here's Looking at You, Joey | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [39] |
1973 October | North America's Best Schooner Builder | Weekend Magazine | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [40] |
1973 December | The Monster That Ate Toronto | Saturday Night | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [41] |
1973 December | Confessions of a Failed Jock | Quest | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [42] |
1974 June | My Short, Grisly Career as a TV Superstar | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [43] |
1974 September | The Way We Were at Mount Allison | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [44] |
1975 June | Is Unrequited Love the Best? | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [45] |
1975 June | Love Letter to the Art of Tying Knots | Maclean's | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [46] |
1975 November | The Fine Art of Familiarity | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [47] |
1976 April | The Lady Was for Burning | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [48] |
1976 July | Riding on The Ocean Limited: Or, Feds, Spare That Train! | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [49] |
1976 November | Johnny Canuck Is a Yuk | Saturday Night | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [50] |
1976 December | Allan J. MacEachen: At home with New Zealand's Bluenosers | Axiom: Atlantic Canada's Magazine | vol.3 (1) pp. 10–13, 25 | |
1977 May | Remember The Heap: She Served Us Well | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [51] |
1977 November | Max MacPherson Walks Again | The City | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [52] |
1978 January | The Spanish Have a Word for What We Need | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [53] |
1978 January | United We Stand, Divided We Fall—Frozen Stiff | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [54] |
1978 April | Loser Ali | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [55] |
1978 May | Alas for the Creaky Senior Citizens of Sport | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [56] |
1978 August | Labour Day Is a Dreaded Bell in the Schoolyard of the Mind | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [57] |
1978 October | What's a Child Worth in the Era of the Blabbermouth? | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [58] |
1978 December | Christmas Blues | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [59] |
1978 December | Are the Doves of Barbados Any Different from the Pigeons of Bay Street? | Saturday Night | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [60] |
1979 January | Gordie Howe 50; Pundits 0 | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [61] |
1979 February | Future Fantasy | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [62] |
1979 May | Thanks, but I'd Rather Have a Hot Bath | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [63] |
1979 August | Why Must a Man Smell Like Rotting Flowers in a Cemetery? | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [64] |
1979 September | The Short, Sweet Summer of a Forty-Five-Year-Old Gut-Shooter | The Canadian | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [65] |
1980 January | "Stay a While," He Said | Today | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [66] |
1980 April | The Glory That Was Crete | Atlantic Insight | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [67] |
1980 August | Out of Step with the Times but Still Keeping Time with My Wife | Today | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [68] |
1980 August | Dear Statistics Canada. Here's an Answer to Question Eight | Today | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [69] |
1980 August | "God Loves Seniors, but Who Loves the Old? | Today | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [70] |
1980 September | The Relief of Retreat to a Perfect Outhouse | Today | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [71] |
1980 October | Hold the Day, Kids. It'll Never Come Again | Today | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [72] |
1980 December | New Year's Is a Bummer! Auld Acquaintance Should Be Forgot | Today | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [73] |
1981 February | Joys of the Outhouse | Atlantic Insight | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [74] |
1981 December | The most important realist painter of the Western World | Atlantic Insight |
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[75] |
1982 | How I Lost the Jogging Faith on a Bad Day at Black Rock Beach | Quest | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [76] |
1982 May | Florida? Are You Kidding? | Atlantic Insight | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [77] |
1982 July | Halifax Is a City to Dance in | Atlantic Insight | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [78] |
1982 July | "Scotia's Darling Seat": The Glory of Edinburgh | Atlantic Insight | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [79] |
1982 November | The fiery baptism of Alexa | Atlantic Insight |
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1983 March | The Softball Was Always Hard | Quest | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [80] |
1983 September | Raise a glass, if you please, to the Dalhousie Law School! | Atlantic Insight |
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1983 March | He's a Lifelong Failure at Basic Mathematics | Atlantic Insight | Republished in Each Moment as it Flies | [81] |
1984 July | A Domestic Fable for our Times | Atlantic Insight |
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[82] |
Scripts
Year | Title | Broadcaster | Notes | References |
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1976 | Word from an Ambassador of Dreams | Radio drama | [18] |
Interviews
Date | Title | Interviewer |
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31 March 1987 | Journalist Bruce says newspapers in Atlantic region are improving | Wallie Sears, Times-Transcript |
24 September 2009 | Ten Questions with Harry Bruce | Open Book: Toronto |
October 2010 | The Art of the Story | Marjorie Simmins, Halifax Magazine |
References
Notes
- ^ Borrowable copy of Lifeline: The Story of the Atlantic Ferries and Coastal Boats – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of A Basket of Apples: Recollections of Historic Nova Scotia – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Each Moment as it Flies – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of The Gulf of St. Lawrence – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Movin' East: The Further Writings of Harry Bruce – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Frank Sobey: The Man and the Empire – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of A Century at Central Trust: The Story of its Growth – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Down Home: Notes of a Maritime Son – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Atlantic Canada – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Maud: The Life of L.M. Montgomery – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Corporate Navigator: The Life of Frank Manning Covert – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of An Illustrated History of Nova Scotia – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Tall Ships: An Odyssey – via Archive.org.
- ^ Borrowable copy of Page Fright: Foibles and Fetishes of Famous Writers – via Archive.org.
Citations
- ^ a b c Benson & Toye (1997); Toye (2001).
- ^ Nova Scotia Historical Review 1984.
- ^ Robb (1977); Matthews (1978).
- ^ McCallum 1991.
- ^ Edinborough 1982.
- ^ Payzant (1985); Benson & Toye (1997).
- ^ Mortin (1984); Drew (1989); Pearson (1984); Stewart (1984).
- ^ a b Benson & Toye 1997.
- ^ Wright 1986.
- ^ Inwood (1986); McCallum (1991).
- ^ Nowlan (1988).
- ^ Weintraub (1988); Slopen (1988); Ward (1988).
- ^ Cochrane (1991); Love (1991).
- ^ Garcia-Johnson 1994, p. 23.
- ^ Delgatty Rutland (1992); Curry (1992).
- ^ a b Toye 2001.
- ^ Cran 2003.
- ^ a b Nahrgang 2011, p. 53.
- ^ Macgowan (2009); Shiflett (2010).
- ^ Arnott (2020); Lawlor (2020).
- ^ Lawlor 2020.
- ^ Jones 2024.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 216–218.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 39–42.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 46–50.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 265–268.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 112–114.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 59–68.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 123–127.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 276–279.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 279–280.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 115–122.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 187–189.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 43–46.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 151–160.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 79–81.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 85–91.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 25–27.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 130–132.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 97–104.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 51–58.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 189–194.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 200–207.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 13–22.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 81–84.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 92–96.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 133–141.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 161–179.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 36–39.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 253–258.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 34–36.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 69–74.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 248–250.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 250–252.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 182–184.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 184–186.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 23–25.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 213–215.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 27–29.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 223–232.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 180–182.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 259–261.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 128–130.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 11–13.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 32–34.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 263–265.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 240–247.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 208–210.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 281–283.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 261–263.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 271–273.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 269–271.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 30–31.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 273–275.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 142–150.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 195–200.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 219–222.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 75–78.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 233–239.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 1–6.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 7–10.
- ^ Bruce 1984, pp. 210–213.
Works cited
- Benson, Eugene; Toye, William (1997). The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (2 ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1954-1167-6.
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: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Toye, William (2001). The Concise Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature. Oxford University Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-0-1954-4529-9.
- Nahrgang, Jennifer (2011). St. Pierre, Paul Matthew (ed.). Canadian Literary Humorists. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Gale Research. pp. 50–53. ISBN 978-0-7876-8180-7.
- "Nova Scotia". Nova Scotia Historical Review. 4 (1). Public Archives of Nova Scotia: 3. 1984.
- McCallum, Margaret (1991). "Making Myths and Making Good: Maritime Business Biographies" (PDF). Acadiensis: Journal of the History of the Atlantic Region. 21 (1). University of New Brunswick: 180–190. JSTOR 30303099. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 March 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- Bruce, Harry (1984). Each Moment as it Flies. Methuen. ISBN 0-4589-8170-2.
- Garcia-Johnson, Ronnie-Richele (1994). Hile, Kevin; Telgen, Diane (eds.). Bruce, William Harry (1934-). Something About the Author. Vol. 77. Gale Research. ISBN 0-8103-2287-0.
- Jones, Lindsay (13 September 2024). "Prolific writer Harry Bruce was drawn to the culture and eccentrics of Canada's East Coast". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- Lawlor, Allison (23 December 2020). "The Book Shelf: 'I owe my life to Halifax.' Author shares his love of the city". The Chronicle Herald. Postmedia Network. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
Book reviews
- Inwood, K. (1986). "Frank Sobey: The Man and the Empire by Harry Bruce (review)". Canadian Historical Review. 67 (1). University of Toronto Press: 103–104. ISSN 1710-1093.
- Payzant, Joan M. (January 1985). "Each Moment As It Flies". Canadian Review of Materials. 13 (1). Archived from the original on 12 October 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- Cran, E.E. (15 March 2003). "Maritime Life: a local company that made good". Saint John Telegraph-Journal. Saint John, NB. Retrieved 10 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Love, R.J. (19 June 1991). "Maritimes portrayed by beautiful pictures". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. Retrieved 13 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Cochrane, Alan (13 July 1991). "Photos, essays provide tour of Atlantic Canada". Times-Transcript. Moncton, NB. Retrieved 13 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Nowlan, Michael O. (24 June 1988). "From Acorn To Financial Oak". The Daily Gleaner. Fredericton, NB. Retrieved 13 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Matthews, Rob (14 February 1978). "Bruce turns out lively sea history". The Moncton Transcript. Moncton, NB. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 13 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Robb, Edith (23 November 1977). "United drama reflected in book". The Moncton Transcript. Retrieved 13 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Weintraub, William (5 November 1988). "Going home again: Bruce lyrically depicts Maritime spirit". The Gazette. Montreal, QC. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Slopen, Beverley (6 November 1988). "Harry Bruce's Down Home: a loving look at the Maritimes". The Toronto Star. Toronto, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ward, Bruce (27 November 1988). "Homesickness state of mind for Maritimers". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Delgatty Rutland, Enid (12 September 1992). "Muted reality couldn't suppress the mind behind Anne". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Curry, Rod (5 September 1992). "Lucy wished she could be like Anne, says Bruce". Times-Transcript. Toronto, ON. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Mortin, Jenni (17 November 1984). "Bruce's superb writing keeps essay alive, vibrant". Star-Phoenix. Saskatoon, SK. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Drew, Mabel (17 July 1989). "Reflects by Mabel Drew". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Kingston, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Pearson, Alan (22 September 1984). "The self-portrait of an ordinary Canadian". Standard-Freeholder. Cornwall, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Stewart, Robert (15 September 1984). "Anthology captures fleeting scent of Canadian mystique". The Gazette. Montreal, QC. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Shiflett, Dave (2 October 2010). "Literary Life". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- Macgowan, James (4 October 2009). "Foibles and fetishes: Authors' quirks from the sexually prodigious to the bizarre". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Wright, Elizabeth (19 April 1986). "Bruce essays reveal whole-hearted belief in search for happiness". The Ottawa Citizen. Ottawa, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Edinborough, Arnold (4 December 1982). "A Basket of Apples: Recollections of Historic Nova Scotia". National Post. Toronto, ON. Retrieved 18 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- Arnott, Bill (22 December 2020). "Halifax and Me by Harry Bruce". The Miramichi Reader. Miramichi, NB. Archived from the original on 9 December 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
External links
- Atlantic Insight Magazine archives – via Archive.org