Newfoundland Adventures
In Air, on Land, at Sea
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2006
- Category
- Historical
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781897174074
- Publish Date
- Nov 2006
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
This book brings together a collection of outstanding stories that will inform and entertain the reader from start to finish. Many adventure stories from across Newfoundland and Labrador are included such as ones of drama in the air and on land, of heroism, events of world wide interest, of the sea, of train wrecks, of giant squid encounters and arctic disaster. There is something in this book for everyone
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.