The oldest English overseas possession, won at last for permanent settlement after centuries as a seasonal cod fishery ruled by 'fishing admirals'.
A self-governing Dominion that bankrupted itself in the Depression, reverted to British commission government in 1934, then voted by a razor margin to become Canada's tenth province at midnight on 31 March 1949.
The atlas holds 3 border frames for Newfoundland (Colony & Dominion) — the shape you scrub through changes in 1610 · 1825 · 1907.
A celebrated narrative of Newfoundland's path from colony to Dominion to province through the life of Joey Smallwood (historical fiction).
Broad national history covering Newfoundland's 1949 entry into Canada (broad context, not Newfoundland-specific).