Land & Sea: William Coaker and the FPU

In this episode of Land & Sea, David Quinton tells the story of the Fishermen's Protective Union and its messianic leader William Coaker; the founder of Port Union. A dreamer, clerk, labourer, failed businessman, hermit farmer, inventor, newspaper publisher, and politician who left his mark on the fishing industry. »»» Subscribe to CBC NL to watch more videos: https://www.youtube.com/c/cbcnl?sub_c... For your daily CBC NL news fix: https://www.cbc.ca/nl CBC NL on Twitter:   / cbcnl   CBC NL on Facebook:   / cbcnl   CBC NL is now on YouTube. Join us for news, live events, commentary, daily weather, comedy, music, more. Connect with us about what you'd like to see here.