Download or read book A History of the Island of Newfoundland written by Lewis Amadeus Anspach and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reverend Lewis Amadeus Anspach arrived in Newfoundland in 1799 as a magistrate and missionary, and promptly began collecting facts on Newfoundland's circumstances, interests, history, and laws. Anspach maintained a journal containing this information for the 13 years he was on the island, and in 1818 was persuaded to write this book as so little was known about the colony in the rest of the world.