Download or read book The Last Days of Smallwood written by Edward Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2022-05-27 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph Roberts Smallwood, the first premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the "only living father of Confederation" announced his intention to retire from politics in 1968. He was eventually defeated in the 1971 election by Progressive Conservative leader Frank Moores. Smallwood's last days in politics were marked by controversy. For the first time, insiders such as Edward Roberts, Clyde Wells, and others give first-hand accounts of the tumultuous--and scandalous--final years in power of Premier Joey Smallwood.