The good and beautiful bay : a history of Bonne Bay to Confederation and a little beyond / Antony Berger.
The good and beautiful bay : a history of Bonne Bay to Confederation and a little beyond / Antony Berger.
By
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Berger, Antony R.
Publication Date
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2014
Publication Information
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St. John's, N.L. : Flanker Press,
Physical Description
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256 p. : ill.
Geographic Term
:
Newfoundland and Labrador -- History.
Bonne Bay (N.L.) -- History.
Bonne Bay (N.L.) -- Genealogy.
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
:
At the heart of Gros Morne National Park is Bonne Bay with its magnificent landscape, sheltered arms and coves, and abundant marine life. Bonne Bay occupies an important place in the history of Newfoundland and Labrador. Long known to Aboriginal peoples, in the mid-1800s it grew rapidly as settlers swarmed in to take advantage of the herring and lobster fishery. Tensions between the competing claims by the French and British were often played out here. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Bonne Bay grew to become the administrative centre for the northwest coast. Today, it is one of Eastern Canada's most popular tourist destinations, visited by people from all over the world.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781771173384
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number |
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Baie Verte | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Bonavista | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Botwood | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Burin | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Conception Bay South | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Corner Brook | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Daniel's Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Deer Lake | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Fogo Island | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Gambo | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Gander | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Grand Bank | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Labrador City | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Marystown | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
New-Wes-Valley | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Norris Point | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Port aux Basques | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Rocky Harbour | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Springdale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
St. Anthony | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - NL Rm | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - NL Room | 971.8 B45 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Prov Coll | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference Provincial Collection | 971.8 B45 |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult NFic NL Ref - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference - Vault | 971.8 B45 |
St. John's - Michael Donovan | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Stephenville - Kindale | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Twillingate | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |
Woody Point | Adult NFic NL | Adult Non-Fiction NL | 971.8 B45 |