This rare book is about community, caring and pioneer survival. It brings to life Andrew Dunphy-- a man who roamed northern Cape Breton, carried the news, nursed his neighbours--and wrote magnificent obituary poems that told their stories, comforted them in disaster, and helped their communities survive. Over one hundred years later, Ronald Caplan captured this story in its final hours. Told with the words of those who knew Andrew Dunphy -- A Stone for Andrew Dunphy reveals the robust rural life that flourished as the 20th century dawned.… (more)