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The forgotten Labrador : Kegashka to Blanc-Sablon /
"Aboriginals, Breton and Basque fisherman, and French- and English entrepreneurs from Quebec City established fishing posts along the Labrador coast from Kegashka to Blanc-Sablon during the middle of the seventeenth century and developed a culture, identity, and economy particular to this stret...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2006
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | "Aboriginals, Breton and Basque fisherman, and French- and English entrepreneurs from Quebec City established fishing posts along the Labrador coast from Kegashka to Blanc-Sablon during the middle of the seventeenth century and developed a culture, identity, and economy particular to this stretch of coast. The Forgotten Labrador offers an intimate look at the lifestyle, living conditions, and activities of these people, whose lives were shaped by the uncertainties of the fisheries."--Jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 198 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773576193 0773576193 1282866648 9781282866645 |