The William Cormack Story: Newfoundland explorer and Beothuk advocate - Softcover

Marshall, Ingeborg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1989417841 ISBN 13: 9781989417843

Publisher: Boulder Books, 2023

Synopsis

William Cormack is celebrated for his 58-day walk across the unmapped, unexplored interior of the island of Newfoundland in 1822. He is also remembered for his work with the Beothuk, the Indigenous people of Newfoundland―including his attempts to prevent their extinction. The information he obtained from the Beothuk woman Shanawdithit, the last known member of her people, is critical to our understanding of Beothuk history and culture.

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About the Author

Ingeborg Marshall was born in Deutsch-Eylau, East Germany, but fled with her family to West Germany at the end of the Second World War. After teaching in Pennsylvania New York, Marshall moved to Newfoundland and Labrador in the 1960s where she became fascinated by the Beothuk and began the academic work she would become renowned for. Her research and writings about the Beothuk include The Beothuk of Newfoundland A Vanished People, and A History and Ethnography of the Beothuk. She is recipient of the Order of Newfoundland and Labrador, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Memorial University of Newfoundland in 2006.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boulder Books
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1989417841
• ISBN 13: 9781989417843
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 220