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John Cabot : [videorecording] Tommy Ricketts.
TITLE:
John Cabot : [videorecording] Tommy Ricketts.
Publication Date:
1981
Publication Information:
St. John's, N.L. : Canadian Broadcasting Corporation,
Physical Description:
1 videocassette (VHS) (30 min.)
Contents:
Pt. 1 John Cabot (30 min.) -- pt. 2 Tommy Ricketts.
Summary:
John Cabot - Tim Severin's 1977 duplication of Saint Brendan's 640 A.D. voyage to North America in a leather boat has given substance to earlier speculation that Europeans had come to North America before Cabot and Columbus. Looks at some of these and other voyages and attempts to place Cabot's voyage in perspective.
Tommy Ricketts - In joining the Newfoundland Regiment at age 15, Tommy Ricketts lied about his age. Going overseas durng World War I, he fought with the 4th Regiment at the Battle of Ypres. His actions there won him a Victoria Cross, the Empire's Foremost decoration for bravery.
Language:
English
