Newfoundland : as it was, and as it is in 1877
This book contains a general history of Newfoundland and Labrador, beginning with the first settlement in 1497 until 1877. Information on each of the districts is included, such as St. John, Conception Bay, Trinity Bay, Bonavista Bay, St. Peter's and Fogo/Twillingate. Other chapters deal with t...
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John B. Magurn
1878
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| Online Access: | http://www.archive.org/download/nfldasitwas00tocquoft/nfldasitwas00tocquoft.pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cbu_khattar/id/1282 |
| Summary: | This book contains a general history of Newfoundland and Labrador, beginning with the first settlement in 1497 until 1877. Information on each of the districts is included, such as St. John, Conception Bay, Trinity Bay, Bonavista Bay, St. Peter's and Fogo/Twillingate. Other chapters deal with the fisheries, the native populations in Labrador, government, revenue, trade, and shipping. A brief history of the extinct Beothuk tribe of Newfoundland is included, as well as a number of illustrations. |
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