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Labrador Odyssey: The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second
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Labrador Odyssey: The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893volume 3 Hardcover - 1996

by Ronald Rompkey


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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.

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  • Title Labrador Odyssey: The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893volume 3
  • Author Ronald Rompkey
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McGill-Queen's University Press, Montreal
  • Date 1996
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780773513662 / 0773513663
  • Weight 1.65 lbs (0.75 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.6 x 8.6 x 1 in (21.84 x 21.84 x 2.54 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Labrador (N.L.) - History, Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96194042
  • Dewey Decimal Code 917
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Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1996. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxix, 231 pages. Footnotes and index. Black and white reproductions of photos. "A religious, well-educated Victorian, Eliot Curwen takes us into the heart of the colonial society he encountered. His journal provides insights into its pervasive sectariansim, 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. His candid remarks about Grenfell reveal details about the young missionary and social reformer not found elsewhere." - dust jacket. Faint pencil erasure atop half-title page, otherwise book clean, bright and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A pleasing copy..
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