Shannon Ryan (2) (1941–)
Author of Ice Hunters
For other authors named Shannon Ryan, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Shannon Ryan
Associated Works
Newfoundland in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries : essays in interpretation (1980) — Contributor — 16 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1941
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Memorial University, Newfoundland
University of London - Occupations
- teacher
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history professor - Organizations
- Newfoundland Historical Society
- Awards and honors
- Royal Historical Society (Fellow)
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birthplace
- Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Canada
- Places of residence
- St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- Associated Place (for map)
- Newfoundland, Canada
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The Ice Hunters: A History of Newfoundland Sealing 1914 (Newfoundland History Series) by Shannon Ryan
Meticulously researched history of the early seal hunt in Newfoundland. The seals were killed for lamp oil and lubricating oil for machinery. The skin trade came after. The research looks at the social and economic dependency of engaging in this brutal culling, the role of technology and the heavy loss of life by seals and humans out on the ice before 1914. The mark this activity, considered almost an indigenous right by older Newfoundlanders, is needed to understand the resistance to animal show more rights activists in the 1970s. Illustrated. Indexed. Lists of ships and captains. show less
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