The new Labrador papers of Captain George Cartwright

The new Labrador papers of Captain George Cartwright /

"Captain George Cartwright (1739-1819), an English merchant who spent time in Labrador between 1770 and 1786, is best known for the fascinating account of his experiences collected in the Journal of Transactions and Events during a Residence of nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador (179...

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Main Author: Cartwright, George, 1739-1819
Other Authors: Stopp, Marianne P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montréal ; Ithaca [N.Y.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2008
Subjects:
Cartwright, George, > 1739-1819.
Frontier and pioneer life > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador.
Building > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > 18th century.
Hunting > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Inuit > Commerce > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Building > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Material culture > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Trapping > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Salmon fishing > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Sealing > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Merchants > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > Biography.
Indians > Commerce > Newfoundland and Labrador > Labrador > History > 18th century.
Labrador (N.L.) > Description and travel.
Labrador (N.L.) > History > 18th century.
Autobiography
autobiographies (literary works)
Autobiographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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Summary:"Captain George Cartwright (1739-1819), an English merchant who spent time in Labrador between 1770 and 1786, is best known for the fascinating account of his experiences collected in the Journal of Transactions and Events during a Residence of nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador (1792)." "In recent years more of his papers have been discovered and stand alongside his journal as important source material on the early colonial period in the Atlantic region. Transcribed from the original documents and extensively annotated by Marianne Stopp, the new papers not only give instructions about such practical matters as how to build a house in a sub-arctic climate or the best methods of sealing, trapping, and salmon fishing but also provide a first-hand account of merchant rivalries and trade with Aboriginal groups."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 256 pages) : illustrations (some color), map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250) and index.
ISBN:9780773574564
0773574565
Reproduction Note:Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.
Action Note:digitized

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