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Labrador Odyssey
Ronald Rompkey
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Description for Labrador Odyssey
Paperback. A record of the early days of the Grenfell mission and of social conditions in Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1890s. Eliot Curwen joined Grenfell on the second expedition, his journal and photographs reveal the heart of the colonial society he encountered. Series: McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine. Num Pages: 272 pages, 48 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCF; BG; HBJK; HBLL; JHM; RGR; WT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 216. Weight in Grams: 333.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773518704
SKU
V9780773518704
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Ref
99-15
About Ronald Rompkey
Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including three others on Labrador.
Reviews for Labrador Odyssey
"Labrador Odyssey provides an appealing portrait of the idealistic and energetic young men who pioneered the establishment of the Grenfell Mission and offers rare insights into the mission's early days." Dorothy Harley Eber, author of When the Whalers Were Up North. "The journal throws some very interesting light on what was happening in Labrador and Newfoundland in 1893, and the ... Read more