Five Months in Labrador and Newfoundland, during the summer of 1838

Having been seriously ill, young American Ephraim Tucker was persuaded to undertake a sea voyage to restore his health, and thus boarded a ship for Newfoundland where he spent the summer of 1838. His work provides information on the people, society, the fisheries, Labrador, Aboriginal Peoples and hu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tucker, Ephraim W., b. 1817 or 18
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Israel S. Boyd and William White 1839
Subjects:
Newfoundland and Labrador > Description and travel
Labrador (N.L.) > Description and travel
Fisheries > Newfoundland and Labrador > 19th century
Indians of North America > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > Social life and customs > 19th century
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/34293
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Summary:Having been seriously ill, young American Ephraim Tucker was persuaded to undertake a sea voyage to restore his health, and thus boarded a ship for Newfoundland where he spent the summer of 1838. His work provides information on the people, society, the fisheries, Labrador, Aboriginal Peoples and hunting; during his return voyage, he also recorded observations on the city of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia (p. 148-56). Alternative title from spine and half-title page.

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