Northern arc : the significance of the shipping and seafarers of Hudson Bay, 1508-1920
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. History Includes bibliographical references (leaves 574-637) This dissertation depicts maritime activity as a lived aspect of human experience essential to history in, and of, the Canadian North; to historical process in Canada as a whole; a...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:theses4/69051 2023-05-15T16:35:08+02:00 Northern arc : the significance of the shipping and seafarers of Hudson Bay, 1508-1920 Hall, Norma Jean, 1956- Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of History Canada--Hudson Bay; Canada, Western; 2009 viii, 637 leaves : maps Image/jpeg; Application/pdf http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/69051 Eng eng Electronic Theses and Dissertations (93.42 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Hall_NormaJ.pdf a3243952 http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/theses4/id/69051 The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission. Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries Hudson's Bay Company Merchant mariners--Hudson Bay--History Seafaring life--Hudson Bay Shipping--Hudson Bay--History Canada Western--History Text Electronic thesis or dissertation 2009 ftmemorialunivdc 2015-08-06T19:22:05Z Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. History Includes bibliographical references (leaves 574-637) This dissertation depicts maritime activity as a lived aspect of human experience essential to history in, and of, the Canadian North; to historical process in Canada as a whole; and to the history of development in Western Canada in particular, because the North was the site of maritime ingress to the Canadian West. The thesis addresses three misapprehensions about seafaring activity and Hudson Bay. First, that the volume of shipping in the Bay and associated waters from 1508 to 1920 was too low to warrant study; second that Hudson's Bay Company voyages were merely economic linkages; and third that communication between ship and shore was limited and straightforward. I examine the contextual aspect of sailors' experiences - temporally, geographically, and technologically - describing the distinctiveness of Company ships, routes, and sailors. I find that sea ice, as a natural feature, was a primary determinant of maritime work, the pacing of work routines, and the timeframe of voyages in the past. I demonstrate that, as agents of diverse backgrounds with varied personal paths who actualized intercontinental transportation, integration, and exchanges of people, goods, and ideas, the sailors were harbingers and makers of change and continuity in history. Appreciating the cumulative effect of past commerce, communication, and ideas requires thinking beyond shorelines and taking the people who affected traverses of sea space into account. The journeys of seafarers, as well as their destinations, have relevance to histories of development. Thesis Hudson Bay Newfoundland studies Sea ice University of Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) Hudson Bay Canada Hudson |
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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. History Includes bibliographical references (leaves 574-637) This dissertation depicts maritime activity as a lived aspect of human experience essential to history in, and of, the Canadian North; to historical process in Canada as a whole; and to the history of development in Western Canada in particular, because the North was the site of maritime ingress to the Canadian West. The thesis addresses three misapprehensions about seafaring activity and Hudson Bay. First, that the volume of shipping in the Bay and associated waters from 1508 to 1920 was too low to warrant study; second that Hudson's Bay Company voyages were merely economic linkages; and third that communication between ship and shore was limited and straightforward. I examine the contextual aspect of sailors' experiences - temporally, geographically, and technologically - describing the distinctiveness of Company ships, routes, and sailors. I find that sea ice, as a natural feature, was a primary determinant of maritime work, the pacing of work routines, and the timeframe of voyages in the past. I demonstrate that, as agents of diverse backgrounds with varied personal paths who actualized intercontinental transportation, integration, and exchanges of people, goods, and ideas, the sailors were harbingers and makers of change and continuity in history. Appreciating the cumulative effect of past commerce, communication, and ideas requires thinking beyond shorelines and taking the people who affected traverses of sea space into account. The journeys of seafarers, as well as their destinations, have relevance to histories of development. |
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