Labrador Odyssey The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893 ... the History of Medicine, Health, and Society)
by Rompkey, Ronald
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- Very Good
- Paperback
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- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0773518703
- ISBN 13
- 9780773518704
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Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. Very Good. 1996. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. 0773518703 . Card covers show very light shelf wear. Previous owner's name printed on front fly leaf. ; A bright, solid book. B&W photos and drawings ; Volume 3; B&W Illustrations; 8.4 X 8.3 X 0.7 inches; 231 pages; "A religious, well-educated Victorian, Curwen takes us into the heart of the colonial society he encountered. He reveals the pervasive sectarianism, the tawdry political world of St John's, the rudimentary conditions aboard the fishing schooners, and the poverty of the Labrador "livyers," the permanent white settlers who had intermarried with the Inuit. He provides fresh details of the lives of the Moravian Brethren, the first missionaries to the Native population, and comments on the wildlife, the natural environment, and the general disposition of the countryside. Curwen's candid remarks about Grenfell reveal facets of the young missionary and social reformer not found elsewhere. The introduction and annotations by Ronald Rompkey, Grenfell's biographer, establish the historical, political, and social contexts of the journal. Rompkey has supplemented Curwen's private account with official letters and reports from Grenfell and other members of the expedition as well as numerous photographs taken by both Curwen and Grenfell to publicize their work." .
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- Ainsworth Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19771
- Title
- Labrador Odyssey The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893 ... the History of Medicine, Health, and Society)
- Author
- Rompkey, Ronald
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Edition
- First Paperback Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0773518703
- ISBN 13
- 9780773518704
- Publisher
- McGill-Queen's University Press
- Place of Publication
- Montreal
- Date Published
- 1996
- Keywords
- 0773518703, Labrador, Inuit, Moravian Brothers, Exploration
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