A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records

1st edition. Prowse's History of Newfoundland (1895) remains to this day the most famous account of the colony's history. Mixing detailed primary source research with his own extensive collection of anecdotes, Prowse presents the story of Newfoundland chronologically by reigning British mo...

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Main Author: Prowse, D. W. (Daniel Woodley)
Other Authors: Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: MacMillan and Co. 1895
Subjects:
Newfoundland and Labrador > History
Newfoundland and Labrador > Colonization
Great Britain > Colonies > America
Newfoundland and Labrador > Church history
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/22018
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/22018 2023-12-31T10:09:45+01:00 A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records Prowse, D. W. (Daniel Woodley) Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 1497-1895 1895 xxiii, 742 p. : ill., maps, ports. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/22018 eng eng MacMillan and Co. London; New York (62 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/ProwseHistory.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books FF 1026 P67 RARE http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/22018 Centre for Newfoundland Studies Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies Newfoundland and Labrador--History Newfoundland and Labrador--Colonization Great Britain--Colonies--America Newfoundland and Labrador--Church history Text Book 1895 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:39Z 1st edition. Prowse's History of Newfoundland (1895) remains to this day the most famous account of the colony's history. Mixing detailed primary source research with his own extensive collection of anecdotes, Prowse presents the story of Newfoundland chronologically by reigning British monarch and with an eye to the influence its development had on England. The overriding theme is the march of progress, that Newfoundland had overcome its problems and was bound for inevitable prosperity. -- "Prefatory note by Edmund Gosse; with thirty-four collotypes, over three hundred text illustrations, and numerous maps" (title page). -- Includes supplement: A history of the Churches in Newfoundland / various writers (56 p. : ill.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 666-91) and index. Book Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic Newfoundland and Labrador--History
Newfoundland and Labrador--Colonization
Great Britain--Colonies--America
Newfoundland and Labrador--Church history
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Newfoundland and Labrador--Colonization
Great Britain--Colonies--America
Newfoundland and Labrador--Church history
Prowse, D. W. (Daniel Woodley)
A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records
topic_facet Newfoundland and Labrador--History
Newfoundland and Labrador--Colonization
Great Britain--Colonies--America
Newfoundland and Labrador--Church history
description 1st edition. Prowse's History of Newfoundland (1895) remains to this day the most famous account of the colony's history. Mixing detailed primary source research with his own extensive collection of anecdotes, Prowse presents the story of Newfoundland chronologically by reigning British monarch and with an eye to the influence its development had on England. The overriding theme is the march of progress, that Newfoundland had overcome its problems and was bound for inevitable prosperity. -- "Prefatory note by Edmund Gosse; with thirty-four collotypes, over three hundred text illustrations, and numerous maps" (title page). -- Includes supplement: A history of the Churches in Newfoundland / various writers (56 p. : ill.). Includes bibliographical references (p. 666-91) and index.
author2 Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928
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author Prowse, D. W. (Daniel Woodley)
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title A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records
title_short A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records
title_full A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records
title_fullStr A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records
title_full_unstemmed A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records
title_sort history of newfoundland from the english, colonial, and foreign records
publisher MacMillan and Co.
publishDate 1895
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/22018
op_coverage Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador
1497-1895
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Newfoundland studies
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Newfoundland studies
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Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
op_relation (62 MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/ProwseHistory.pdf
Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books
FF 1026 P67 RARE
http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/22018
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