
Labrador Odyssey
The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893
Ronald Rompkey(Author)
McGill-Queen's University Press
3rd Edition
Will be published approx. on 20. May 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-7735-1870-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
"Labrador Odyssey provides an appealing portrait of the idealistic and energetic young men who pioneered the establishment of the Grenfell Mission and offers rare insights into the mission's early days." Dorothy Harley Eber, author of When the Whalers Were Up North. "The journal throws some very interesting light on what was happening in Labrador and Newfoundland in 1893, and the magnificent photographs represent a treasure of information. Labrador Odyssey constitutes a valuable contribution to the rather scanty literature on this sector of northern Canada. I strongly recommend it." Philip Smith, Departement d'anthropologie, Universite de Montreal.More details
Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Montreal
Canada
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
48 illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 213 mm
Width: 213 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
590 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7735-1870-4 (9780773518704)
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The Journal and Photographs of Eliot Curwen on the Second Voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893
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Person
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.