Newfoundland
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Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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Almost Feral |
On July 2, 2015, influential social activist Gemma Hickey began a 908-kilometer walk across the island of Newfoundland to raise awareness and funds for survivors of religious institutional abuse. … | Gemma Hickey | 264 | 2019 | View |
NEW! Bottoms UpA History of Alcohol in Newfoundland and Labrador |
In 1617, Lord Falkland’s colonists in Newfoundland were instructed to bring, among other things, 20 barrels of caske (ale), 90 bushels of malt, a malt mill, 4500 pounds of hops, 1 firkin of … | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 272 | 2020 | View |
The Beothuk |
A history of the Beothuk of Newfoundland. Exciting in its detail, this book gives us a rare picture of a lost people whose culture was destroyed after the arrival of white settlers. This title … | Ingeborg Marshall | 88 | 2009 | View |
The InvisiblesA History of the Royal Newfoundland Companies |
During the tumultuous and often violent election riots of 1861, members of the Royal Newfoundland Companies opened fire on a crowd of rioters, killing three and wounding several others. In the … | James E. Candow | 256 | 2019 | View |
From IntroductionFrom: The Invisibles |
In the introduction, Candow provides a brief overview of the involvement of the British military in Newfoundland throughout the 19th century. | James E. Candow | 5 | 2019 | $0.50 Add |
From IntroductionFrom: The Beothuk |
The introduction provides an overview of the sequence of information that is presented in the book and the author’s goals | Ingeborg Marshall | 1 | 2009 | $0.10 Add |
From PrefaceFrom: Almost Feral |
Gemma Hickey | 3 | 2019 | $0.30 Add | |
From NEW! PrefaceFrom: Bottoms Up |
In the preface, the author discusses her reasons for writing the book and how studying the history of alcohol is an effective way to understand many facets of human societies. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 3 | 2020 | $0.30 Add |
From Chapter 1The Labyrinth From: The Invisibles |
In this chapter, Candow explores the complex bureaucratic, financial, and military apparatus that governed the British Empire’s operations overseas. | James E. Candow | 9 | 2019 | $0.90 Add |
From FuelFrom: Almost Feral |
Gemma Hickey | 4 | 2019 | $0.40 Add | |
From NEW! NecessityBenevolent Booze From: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 1 explores the history of alcohol in maritime societies and how it played an variety of essential roles, as a medicine, a ration for sailors, a social lubricant, and a trading commodity … | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 15 | 2020 | $1.50 Add |
From PrehistoryFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter investigates the prehistory of the Beothuk: When and how they first arrived in Newfoundland and the archaeological evidence discovered at numerous sites around the island. | Ingeborg Marshall | 4 | 2009 | $0.40 Add |
From Chapter 2The Rise and Fall of the Royal Newfoundland Companies From: The Invisibles |
In this chapter, Candow describes the factors that events that led to the formation of the Royal Newfoundland companies, as well as what led to their eventual decline and disbanding. | James E. Candow | 15 | 2019 | $1.50 Add |
From Distribution, Population Size, and Social OrganizationFrom: The Beothuk |
This chapter uses archaeological evidence to describe the distribution of Beothuk communities in Newfoundland pre-Contact. | Ingeborg Marshall | 3 | 2009 | $0.30 Add |
From Hope Walk: Port Aux Basques to Coal BrookFrom: Almost Feral |
Includes the following sections: Tapestries – Holy Spirit – Boys Like Her | Gemma Hickey | 29 | 2019 | $2.90 Add |
From NEW! TradeFrom Fish to Wine From: Bottoms Up |
Chapter 2 explores the initial arrival and early history of intoxicating beverages in Newfoundland beginning with colonial trade in the 17th century. | Sheilah Roberts Lukins | 25 | 2020 | $2.50 Add |