Tucker, Ephraim W.:

$425 · Offered by William Reese Company

FIVE MONTHS IN LABRADOR AND NEWFOUNDLAND, DURING THE SUMMER OF 1838. A detailed narrative of a tour through Labrador and Newfoundland, undertaken for the author's health. Tucker describes local life and customs, with much on the Inuit and other indigenous peoples, the fur trade, sealing, the fisheries, Cape Breton, and Louisbourg. "A good sealing post," he writes, "is ranked as of the most valuable species of property." A useful description of the upper Canadian coastal economy. Scarce.

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