Author: WINTER, KEITH
Title: Shananditti - the Last of the Beothucks
Description: North Vancouver, BC: J.J. Douglas, 1975. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0888940866. 160 pages including bibliography and Beothuck Vocabulary. The Beothuks. Genocide. The words go together in history - Canadian history. Few Canadians know that this country's early settlers and explorers exterminated a race of Indians; sold them into slavery; hunted, terrorized and slaughtered them, often for sheer sport. The story of the Beothucks will never be fully known, but a fascinating and moving history of a lost race emerges from the words and drawings left by Shananditti, the only survivor of her Newfoundland nation, and confirmed by archeological research. This is a biography both harsh and tragic, but it also speaks of courage, endurance and love. Moderate to average wear. Unmarked.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Shananditti - The Last of the Beothucks Indians 160 pages including bibliography and Beothuck Vocabulary. The Beothuks. Genocide. The words go together in history - Canadian history. Few Canadians know that this country's early settlers and explorers. Good .

Keywords: 0888940866 160 Native Peoples