Gerhard P. Bassler Explained

Gerhard P. Bassler is a German-Canadian writer and professor. He is a specialist in German and Canadian migration history.^[1] His book Vikings to U-Boats: the German Experience in Newfoundland and Labrador won the Rogers Cable Non-Fiction Award, which is a part of the Newfoundland Book Awards.

Life

Bassler was born in Stuttgart, Germany in 1937.^[2] He earned a Ph.D in European and American history from the University of Kansas.^[3] He emigrated to Newfoundland in 1965. Bassler was a professor of history at the Memorial University of Newfoundland from 1965 to 2002. He became a professor emeritus at the Memorial University in 2003.^[4]

Works

• The German Canadians 1750-1937: Immigration, Settlement, and Culture (1986)^[5]
• The German Canadian Mosaic Today and Yesterday: Identities, Roots, and Heritage (1991)^[2]
• Sanctuary Denied: Refugees from the Third Reich and Newfoundland Immigration Policy 1906-1949 (1992)^{[6] [7]}
• Alfred Valdmanis and the Politics of Survival (2000)^[8]
• Vikings to U-Boats: the German Experience in Newfoundland and Labrador (2006)
• Escape Hatch: Newfoundland's Quest for German Industry and Immigration, 1950-1970 (2017)^[9]
• Develop or Perish (2017)^{[10] [11]}

Awards

• 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador Book Award for Vikings to U-Boats: the German Experience in Newfoundland and Labrador^{[12] [13]}
• Shortlisted for the 2018 Heritage and History Book Award for Escape Hatch: Newfoundland's Quest for German Industry and Immigration^[14]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gerhard P. Bassler. 2020-08-27. Flanker Press A bright spark in Newfoundland and Labrador publishing. en.
2. Web site: Bassler, Gerhard P. Encyclopedia.com. 2020-08-27. www.encyclopedia.com.
3. Web site: Gerhard Bassler. 2020-08-27. www.breakwaterbooks.com.
4. Web site: 2017-03-04. Q&A: New book sheds light on Newfoundland's quest for German industry, immigration. 2020-08-27. CBC News.
5. Web site: The German Canadians 1750-1937. 2020-08-27. Breakwater Books.
6. Web site: Pam Frampton: No sanctuary here. 2020-08-27. Saltwire Network.
7. Web site: Sanctuary denied : refugees from the Third Reich and Newfoundland immigration policy, 1906-1949 / Gerhard P. Bassler. - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. 2020-08-27. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
8. Web site: Alfred Valdmanis and the politics of survival / Gerhard P. Bassler. 2020-08-27. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
9. Web site: 2017-02-27. Gerhard Bassler gives insight into German influence on province in new book Escape Hatch. 2020-08-27. The Telegram.
10. Web site: Develop or Perish. 2020-08-27. Flanker Press. en.
11. Web site: 2018-08-24. Writing World: Gerhard P. Bassler – Newfoundland Herald. 2020-08-27. The Newfoundland Herald. en-CA.
12. Web site: 2007-06-05. Gerhard P. Bassler, Vikings to U-Boats Wins WANL Rogers Cable Non-fiction Award. 2020-08-27. McGill-Queen's University Press.
13. Web site: Newfoundland and Labrador Book Awards - Previous Recipients. 2020-08-27. Atlantic Book Awards. en-US.
14. Web site: Heritage and History Book Award - 2018 Shortlist. 2020-08-27. Historic Sites Association of Newfoundland & Labrador. en-CA.