Newfoundland

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Excess
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Excess

How a Culture of Alcohol Gave Birth to the Binge

From: Bottoms Up

Chapter 3 explores the birth and evolution of alcohol culture with particular focus placed on the idea of drinking to excess, and how that behaviour has been regarded in Newfoundland throughout … 21 $2.10 Add
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Hostilities between Fishermen/Settlers, Furriers

Hostilities between Fishermen/Settlers, Furriers

From: The Beothuk

This chapter describes the escalation of the conflict between the Beothuk and European fishermen and furriers in the late 18th century 4 $0.40 Add
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Hunting, Fishing and Gathering

Hunting, Fishing and Gathering

From: The Beothuk

This chapter describes life in pre-contact Beothuk communities with a focus on food gathering throughout the year. This chapter also serves as a brief general overview of the seasonal cycles … 6 $0.60 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Invisibles

In the introduction, Candow provides a brief overview of the involvement of the British military in Newfoundland throughout the 19th century. 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction

Introduction

From: The Beothuk

The introduction provides an overview of the sequence of information that is presented in the book and the author’s goals 1 $0.10 Add
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Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk Country

Lieutenant John Cartwright’s Expedition into Beothuk Country

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant John Cartwright in Notre Dame Bay in the late 1700s 7 $0.70 Add
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Meeting of Lieutenant David Buchan and Beothuk at Red Indian Lake

Meeting of Lieutenant David Buchan and Beothuk at Red Indian Lake

From: The Beothuk

This chapter recounts the firsthand experiences of Lieutenant David Buchan in the early 19th century 5 $0.50 Add
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Necessity
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Necessity

Benevolent 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 … 15 $1.50 Add
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Plans to Conciliate the Beothuk

Plans to Conciliate the Beothuk

From: The Beothuk

This chapter explorers how the colonial government in Newfoundland interacted with the Beothuk around the turn of the 19th century. 4 $0.40 Add