Of Boats on the Collar: How it Was in One Newfoundland Fishing Community
by Murray, Hilda Chaulk; Otto Tucker (Foreword)
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1897317085
- ISBN 13
- 9781897317082
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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About This Item
St. John's NL: Flanker Press. Fine. 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. 1897317085 . Tight unmarked book in glossy covers; about new ; 140 pages; 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. .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64284
- Title
- Of Boats on the Collar: How it Was in One Newfoundland Fishing Community
- Author
- Murray, Hilda Chaulk; Otto Tucker (Foreword)
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1897317085
- ISBN 13
- 9781897317082
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Place of Publication
- St. John's NL
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- 1897317085
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About the Seller
B-Line Books
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Amherst, Nova Scotia
About B-Line Books
B-Line Books is an internet business operating from my large home in Amherst, Nova Scotia. I am a retired English teacher with a lifetime of gathered books for sale. Presently, about 24,000 books in 90 categories are listed with an emphasis in the humanities. I look for books I am interested in myself, and feel that most of the inventory is of high quality. See for yourself.
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