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| Title | A history of Newfoundland from the English, colonial, and foreign records |
| Author | Prowse, D. W. (Daniel Woodley) |
| Publisher | MacMillan and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London; New York |
| Date | 1895 |
| Physical Description | xxiii, 742 p. : ill., maps, ports. |
| Description | 1st edition. Prowse's History of Newfoundland (1895) remains to this day the most famous account of the colony's history. Mixing detailed primary source research with his own extensive collection of anecdotes, Prowse presents the story of Newfoundland chronologically by reigning British monarch and with an eye to the influence its development had on England. The overriding theme is the march of progress, that Newfoundland had overcome its problems and was bound for inevitable prosperity. -- "Prefatory note by Edmund Gosse; with thirty-four collotypes, over three hundred text illustrations, and numerous maps" (title page). -- Includes supplement: A history of the Churches in Newfoundland / various writers (56 p. : ill.). |
| Subject |
Newfoundland and Labrador--History Newfoundland and Labrador--Colonization Great Britain--Colonies--America Newfoundland and Labrador--Church history |
| Contributors | Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928 |
| About the Author | Daniel Woodley Prowse (1834-1914), born in Port de Grave, is best-known as a judge, essayist and historian. In addition to his famous History of Newfoundland (1895), Prowse also produced several editions of his Newfoundland Guide Book (1905), contributed to the newly-established Newfoundland Quarterly magazine, and created a legal manual for outport justices that was used for many years. (G.M. Story, "Prowse, Daniel Woodley" Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 14.) |
| Bibliography Note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 666-91) and index. |
| Location | Canada--Newfoundland and Labrador |
| Time Period | 1497-1895 |
| Local Call Number | FF 1026 P67 RARE |
| Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
| Format | image/jpeg; application/pdf |
| Language | eng |
| Collection | Centre for Newfoundland Studies - Digitized Books |
| Sponsor | Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
| Source | Print text held in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies. |
| Repository | Memorial University of Newfoundland. Libraries. Centre for Newfoundland Studies |
| PDF File | (62 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/cns/ProwseHistory.pdf |
| CONTENTdm file name | 25635.cpd |
