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Collins, Gary, 1949-

Mattie Mitchell: Newfoundland’s greatest frontiersman / Gary Collins.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also issued in electronic format.

ISBN 978-1-926881-01-0 ISBN EPUB 978-1-926881-02-7

1. Mitchell, Mattie, 1850-1921. 2. Micmac Indians--Newfoundland and Labrador--Biography. 3. Prospectors--Newfoundland and Labrador--Biography. 4. Loggers--Newfoundland and Labrador--Biography. 5. Fishing guides--Newfoundland and Labrador--Biography. 6. Hunting guides--Newfoundland and Labrador--Biography. 7. Frontier and pioneer life--Newfoundland and Labrador. I. Title.

FC2173.1. M58C64 2011 971.8004’973430092 C2011-907125-8

© 2011 by Gary Collins

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Cover Photo: Mattie Mitchell with salmon, taken in Lomond River, circa 1918.

Photo by D. K. Boyd, donated by Colin Boyd.

Cover Design: Peter Hanes Illustration and cover art by Clint Collins

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