Tolerable Good Anchorage
Language: English
Published by Creative, St. John's, 1995
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Wagon Tongue Books, Linden, AB, CanadaWagon Tongue Books
AbeBooks seller since November 4, 1999
Condition: Used - Near fine
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SUBTITLED : ` A Capsule History of St. John's, Newfoundland '. 96 pages of history about Newfoundland's capital city - begins in 1497. B/W photographs a coup[le of b/w ,maps and an odd drawing assist text. Read more about Pancake Rock, Blue Puttees, screeching-in, Cape Spear, sea lanes, and Yellowbelly Corner. Short bibliography at back. Cond : Paper wrapper is white (and blue) with red lettering. Front cover (colour) photo is of the Bluenose replica ship sailiong in the harbour. Bright, tight, crisp and clean. No names, no marks. Quote (p. 23) : " Gerald Penney, an archaeologist, investigated the site in 1988 as part of an environmental study on the Prosser's Rock small boat basin. He said that South Castle was called a `pretty little castle all of ._._.' ._._. ." Size: 8vo.
Seller Inventory # 008628
- Title
- Tolerable Good Anchorage
- Author
- Rusted, Joan
- Publisher
- Creative, St. John's
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1895387574
- ISBN 13
- 9781895387575
- Illustrator
- B/W Photographs
- Edition
- 2'nd Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Maritimes
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About the Author
Joan Rusted was born and raised in St. Johns, and received her early education there. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science at Memorial University of Newfoundland, and holds a Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language.
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Wagon Tongue Books
Linden, AB, Canada
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