The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland

Seitz's interest in Newfoundland developed after having been befriended by a Newfoundland dog as a young boy. In December of 1926, the author set out on a journey to visit the ancestral home of his old friend, this book being the outcome of his travels. Seitz paints a very vivid picture of Newf...

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Main Author: Seitz, Don Carlos, 1862-1935
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Century Co. 1926
Subjects:
Newfoundland and Labrador > Description and travel
Newfoundland
Newfoundland studies
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/74184
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:cns/74184 2023-12-31T10:09:45+01:00 The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland Seitz, Don Carlos, 1862-1935 Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador 1926 xii, 251 p., [31] p. of plates : ill., front. image/jpeg; application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/74184 eng eng Century Co. New York, NY (43.19MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/TheGreatIsland2.pdf Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books FF 1015 S4 c.2 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/74184 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--Description and travel Text Book 1926 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:36Z Seitz's interest in Newfoundland developed after having been befriended by a Newfoundland dog as a young boy. In December of 1926, the author set out on a journey to visit the ancestral home of his old friend, this book being the outcome of his travels. Seitz paints a very vivid picture of Newfoundland for his readers, skillfully describing Newfoundland and Labrador, the people, and their way of life while also relaying the facts about the colony's mineral resources, fishing industries, religion, and politics. The author also includes details which would be of particular interest to tourists, such as a brief history of the colony, hunting and fishing opportunities and regulations, the Newfoundland dog, and modes of transportation available to get to Newfoundland and for use when one has arrived. Book Newfoundland Newfoundland studies Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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Seitz, Don Carlos, 1862-1935
The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland
topic_facet Newfoundland and Labrador--Description and travel
description Seitz's interest in Newfoundland developed after having been befriended by a Newfoundland dog as a young boy. In December of 1926, the author set out on a journey to visit the ancestral home of his old friend, this book being the outcome of his travels. Seitz paints a very vivid picture of Newfoundland for his readers, skillfully describing Newfoundland and Labrador, the people, and their way of life while also relaying the facts about the colony's mineral resources, fishing industries, religion, and politics. The author also includes details which would be of particular interest to tourists, such as a brief history of the colony, hunting and fishing opportunities and regulations, the Newfoundland dog, and modes of transportation available to get to Newfoundland and for use when one has arrived.
format Book
author Seitz, Don Carlos, 1862-1935
author_facet Seitz, Don Carlos, 1862-1935
author_sort Seitz, Don Carlos, 1862-1935
title The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland
title_short The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland
title_full The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland
title_fullStr The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland
title_full_unstemmed The great island : some observations in and about Newfoundland
title_sort great island : some observations in and about newfoundland
publisher Century Co.
publishDate 1926
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/74184
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Newfoundland studies
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Newfoundland studies
op_source Centre for Newfoundland Studies
Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies
op_relation (43.19MB) -- https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/TheGreatIsland2.pdf
Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books
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