Beothuk slaves / Terry Foss.
Beothuk slaves / Terry Foss.
By
:
Foss, Terry.
Publication Date
:
2020
Publication Information
:
Mount Pearl, N.L. : Fossil,
Physical Description
:
281 p.
Subject Term
:
Slaves -- Fiction.
Beothuk Indians -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction.
Summary
:
Following a failed attempt in 1500, Gaspar Corte-Real along with his brother Miguel, set out in spring of 1501 on a second exploratory voyage under commission from King Manuel of Portugal. The mission was to find a Northwest Passage to Asia. Of the three carvels that sailed only two returned to Portugal, carrying 57 slaves captured on the coast of Newfoundland. Gaspar and his crew were never heard of again. Beothuk Slaves tells the story of what may have taken place when Gaspar landed on the island of Newfoundland, on that ill-fated voyage.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9780994020987
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Bay Roberts | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Corner Brook | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Gander | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Grand Falls-Windsor - Harmsworth | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Happy Valley - Goose Bay - Melville | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
L'Anse Au Loup | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Lourdes | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Mount Pearl - Ross King Memorial Public Library | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Musgrave Harbour - John B. Wheeler Public Library | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Placentia | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Point Leamington | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
St. Brides's | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter | Adult Fic NL Ref - Cons Rm | Adult Fiction NL Reference - Conservation Room | FIC FOS |
St. John's - Marjorie Mews | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |
Stephenville - Kindale | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC FOS |