The Beothucks or Red Indians: the Aboriginal inhabitants of Newfoundland

The product of detailed research, James Howley's book was the first comprehensive history of the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland. This edition includes numerous illustrations and a reprinting of W.E. Cormack's Narrative of a journey across the island of Newfoundland in 1822 (p. 130-168), a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Howley, James Patrick, 1847-1918
Other Authors: Cormack, W. E. (William Eppes), 1796-1868; Shanawdithit, 1801-1829
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 1915
Subjects:
Beothuk Indians
Beothuk language > Glossaries
vocabularies
etc.
Newfoundland and Labrador > Description and travel
Beothuk
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/26831
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Summary:The product of detailed research, James Howley's book was the first comprehensive history of the Beothuk Indians of Newfoundland. This edition includes numerous illustrations and a reprinting of W.E. Cormack's Narrative of a journey across the island of Newfoundland in 1822 (p. 130-168), as well as an analysis of the Beothuk language complete with several vocabularies (p. 297-322). The famous drawings by the last known Beothuk, a woman named Shanawdithit, are also included. Includes bibliographical references ( p. [344]-345) and index.

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