TITLE:
Of boats on the collar : how it was in one Newfoundland fishing community / Hilda Chaulk Murray.
Publication Date:
2007
Publication Information:
St. John's, N.L. : Flanker Press,
Physical Description:
136 p. : ill.
Geographic Term:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Herein lies the story of Elliston, Newfoundland, from its early settlement by planters from Bonavista who came for cod, to the present day, when fishing is no more. It describes where the people lived in each section of the community, where their fishing rooms, homes, and gardens were, the early boats used in Elliston, the methods they used for catching cod, how the fish were handled in the stage and on the flake, the motorboats and their builders, the tools used in boatbuilding, and how boats were built.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781897317082
