Day at the Races, A
Mysteries of the Royal St. John's Regatta
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2003
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894294645
- Publish Date
- Jul 2003
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
People love recalling the long past of the regatta and are fascinated by the traditions and accounts that have amassed over almost 200 years of competitive rowing and festival celebrations. This book retells some of these stories in an attempt to preserve this magnificent piece of Newfoundland and Labrador History.
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.