Labrador odyssey : the journal and photographs of Eliot Curwen on the second voyage of Wilfred Grenfell, 1893 / edited by Ronald Rompkey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Curwen, Eliot.

Contributor:

Rompkey, Ronald.

Series:

McGill-Queen's/Hannah Institute studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 3.

McGill-Queen's/Hannah Institute studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir, 1865-1940.

Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason.

Curwen, Eliot.

Missions, Medical--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador--History.

Missions, Medical.

Missions, English--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador--History.

Missions, English.

Labrador (N.L.)--History.

Labrador (N.L.).

Labrador (N.L.)--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

xliv, 304 p. : ill., map, ports.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Illustrations

Figures

Map of Labrador

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Selected Archaeological Writings and Collaborations of Eliot Curwen

References

The Journal of Eliot Curwen

Appendix: Dr Grenfell’s Fund-raising Report

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7735-6574-4

OCLC:

929120570