Labrador Odyssey
The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893
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1996
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7735-1366-2 (ISBN)
McGill-Queen's University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7735-1366-2 (ISBN)
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A record of the early days of the Grenfell mission and of social conditions in New Foundland and Labrador in the 1890s. Eliot Curwen joined Grenfell on the second expedition, his journal and photographs reveal the heart of the colonial society he encountered.
A religious, well-educated Victorian, Curwen takes us into the heart of the colonial society he encountered. He reveals the pervasive sectarianism, the tawdry political world of St John's, the rudimentary conditions aboard the fishing schooners, and the poverty of the Labrador "livyers," the permanent white settlers who had intermarried with the Inuit. He provides fresh details of the lives of the Moravian Brethren, the first missionaries to the Native population, and comments on the wildlife, the natural environment, and the general disposition of the countryside. Curwen's candid remarks about Grenfell reveal facets of the young missionary and social reformer not found elsewhere. The introduction and annotations by Ronald Rompkey, Grenfell's biographer, establish the historical, political, and social contexts of the journal. Rompkey has supplemented Curwen's private account with official letters and reports from Grenfell and other members of the expedition as well as numerous photographs taken by both Curwen and Grenfell to publicize their work.
A religious, well-educated Victorian, Curwen takes us into the heart of the colonial society he encountered. He reveals the pervasive sectarianism, the tawdry political world of St John's, the rudimentary conditions aboard the fishing schooners, and the poverty of the Labrador "livyers," the permanent white settlers who had intermarried with the Inuit. He provides fresh details of the lives of the Moravian Brethren, the first missionaries to the Native population, and comments on the wildlife, the natural environment, and the general disposition of the countryside. Curwen's candid remarks about Grenfell reveal facets of the young missionary and social reformer not found elsewhere. The introduction and annotations by Ronald Rompkey, Grenfell's biographer, establish the historical, political, and social contexts of the journal. Rompkey has supplemented Curwen's private account with official letters and reports from Grenfell and other members of the expedition as well as numerous photographs taken by both Curwen and Grenfell to publicize their work.
Ronald Rompkey is University Research Professor, Department of English, Memorial University of Newfoundland. He is the author or editor of eleven books, including three others on Labrador.
| Reihe/Serie | McGill-Queen's/Associated McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services Studies in the History of Medicine, Health, and Society |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 48 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Montreal |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 216 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Reiseführer ► Nord- / Mittelamerika ► Kanada | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7735-1366-3 / 0773513663 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7735-1366-2 / 9780773513662 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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