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The woman who mapped Labrador : the life and expedition diary of Mina Hubbard / diary introduced and edited by Roberta Buchanan and Bryan Greene ; biography by Anne Hart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hubbard, Mina.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hubbard, Mina--Diaries.
- Hubbard, Mina.
- Hubbard, Mina--Travel--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador.
- Explorers--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador--Biography.
- Explorers.
- Women explorers--Newfoundland and Labrador--Labrador--Biography.
- Women explorers.
- Labrador (N.L.)--Discovery and exploration.
- Labrador (N.L.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (541 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Mapped Labrador
- Life and expedition diary of Mina Hubbard
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In 1905 Mina Benson Hubbard became the first white woman to cross Labrador, completing the expedition that had led to her husband's death. The Woman Who Mapped Labrador makes available for the first time the unguarded and personal diary that was the basis for her famous book, A Woman's Way Through Unknown Labrador. Three specialists have combined their expertise to enhance the richness of this original source. Roberta Buchanan's annotation of Hubbard's expedition diary makes it accessible to contemporary readers. Anne Hart's biography illuminates an Edwardian woman's transformation from teacher, nurse, and devoted wife to courageous explorer and social activist. Bryan Greene's discussion of Hubbard's navigational, cartographic, and topographical techniques shows her to have been a serious explorer. His nineteen newly drawn maps make it possible to follow her journey in detail. In her diary Hubbard's full enthusiasm for the Labrador wilderness shines through her descriptions of the great caribou migration, the Montagnais/Naskapi Indians (Innu), and life at a Hudson's Bay post. She also reveals in frank detail the difficulties of asserting her authority as a female expedition leader and her satisfaction at beating out her male rival, Dillon Wallace.
- Contents:
- Intro; Contents; Illustrations; Maps; Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: The Text and Context of Mina Hubbard's Expedition Diary; The Life of Mina Benson Hubbard: Finding Her Way, 15 April 1870 - 16 June 1905; Labrador Expedition Diary, 16 June - 27 December 1905; The Life of Mina Benson Hubbard Ellis: Finding Her Way, 1906-1956; Appendix: A Note on the Text of Mina Hubbard's Expedition Diary; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W
- Notes:
- One folded map (col.) tipped in.
- Includes bibliographical references: p. [471]-490 and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-86363-0
- 9786612863639
- 0-7735-7299-6
- OCLC:
- 243600956
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