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Lifelines: Canada's East Coast Fisheries

The Search for Cod, a Delicacy for Meatless Days:
A Fishing Expedition on the Saint-André (1754)

: Acknowledgements

Prayer Written by Jean Marin Le Roy

Introduction

En Route to La Rochelle

In the Roads near Ré Island

: The Vagaries of Life at Sea; Problems at the Admiralty; The Ship's Carpenter; Sunday Mass; The Salt Is Loaded; The Fishermen's Provisions; An Apprentice Deserts; The Ship Runs Aground and is Repaired

Crossing the Atlantic

: Food and Daily Routine; Danger!

Fishing on the Grand Bank

: The Bankers; How the Ships Were Set Up; A Day in the Life of a Fisherman; Night Fishing; The Preparation of Green Cod; What the Fishermen Wore; Bedding; Violence Breaks Out

Charts Produced by Jean Marin Le Roy

The Voyage Home

Conclusion

Endnotes

Bibliography

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