Amazing Newfoundland Stories
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1986
- Category
- General, Atlantic Provinces (NB, NL, NS, PE)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780920021361
- Publish Date
- Jan 1986
- List Price
- $9.95
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Description
The popularity of Jack Fitzgerald's Notebook resulted in a second collection of stories of unusual, supernatural and legendary events relating to Newfoundland and its inhabitants. Amazing Newfoundland Stories includes unique and entertaining tales of mystery, heroism, crime, shipwrecks, war and piracy.
About the author
Jack Fitzgerald was born and educated in St. John's, Newfoundland. During his career he has been a journalist, a feature writer and political columnist with the St. John's Daily News; a reporter and public affairs writer with CJON and VOCM News Services; editor of the Newfoundland Herald and the Newfoundland Chronicle. During the last years of the Smallwood administration he was assistant director of Public Relations with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. He has also worked as Assistance Officer with the Department of Social Services. Jack Fitzgerald also hosted a regular radio program featuring off-beat Newfoundland stories on radio station VOFM.