Historic Newfoundland and Labrador

Historic Newfoundland and LabradorThe Lure of Newfoundland. General historical outline -- Famous firsts -- Old St. John's: the story of North America's oldest city -- Towns of Conception Bay. A description of several historical and picturesque communities -- Pirate treasure, Guy's colony -- Ferryland: first attempts at colonization in the New World by the man who was to subsequently found the city of Baltimore, Maryland -- Other old colonies: successful and abortive efforts to colonize old Newfoundland -- Placentia: the interesting story of a town that was once capital of Newfoundland -- Towns of the north: fact and legend of some of the historic communities of east and north Newfoundland, from Trinity to St. Anthony -- The west coast. More about the French in Newfoundland -- Acadian, Micmac and other settlers -- Newfoundland folklore. Words and their meanings -- Newfoundland sayings -- Figures of speech -- Weather lore -- Folk medicines -- Omens -- Folk songs -- Place names of Newfoundland -- Prehistoric people of Newfoundland and Labrador: a survey of the aboriginal inhabitants of the province describing their culture and lifestyles -- The Beothuks: customs and history of Newfoundland's vanished race -- The Vikings in Newfoundland: Norse adventurers discover the New World -- The Portuguese in Newfoundland waters: from sunny Portugal to the foggy North Atlantic, four centuries of European contact -- Basque whalers: the amazing history of whaling on the coast of Labrado