A Journal of Transactions and Events during a Residence of Nearly Sixteen Years on the Coast of Labrador
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- Author: George Cartwright
- Date Published: January 2012
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- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108041638
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George Cartwright (1739–1819) was a soldier, trader and explorer who spent sixteen years travelling and working in Labrador in northern Canada. In 1754, he entered the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich in London before taking up a commission in the Indian army. In 1760, he served in the Seven Years' War, returning to England with the rank of Captain. After his army career, he turned to exploration and set himself up as a trader along the Labrador coast of northern Canada, making six expeditions from 1770–86 between Cape St Charles and Hamilton Inlet. This three-volume work, published in 1792, recounts the author's adventures along the Labrador coast, vividly portraying the land and the culture of the indigenous peoples. It also contains a brief autobiography and a glossary of unusual terms such as 'jerk', 'king-hairs', and 'lolly'.
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- Date Published: January 2012
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108041638
- length: 1120 pages
- dimensions: 297 x 210 x 55 mm
- weight: 2.74kg
- contains: 1 b/w illus. 2 maps
- availability: Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
Volume 1: Preface
Glossary
The first voyage
The second voyage. Volume 2: Glossary
The third voyage
The fourth voyage. Volume 3: Glossary
The fifth voyage
The sixth voyage
A diary of Fahrenheit's thermometer
Labrador, a poetical epistle.
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