A Sea of Mothers' Tears
Sea Stories from Atlantic Canada
- Publisher
- Flanker Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2003
- Category
- History
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894463317
- Publish Date
- Oct 2003
- List Price
- $5.00
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About the authors
Frank Galgay is a prominent Newfoundland educator and author. He served as a teacher, principal, and superintendent of education until his retirement in 1997. He served as a St. John’s city councillor for sixteen years until retirement in 2013. Mr. Galgay is the author and co-author of seventeen books pertaining to Newfoundland history, education, and folklore. He is married to the former Rosemary McDonald and they have four children, Colleen, Sean, Brendan, Matthew; and six grandchildren, Erin, Megan, Aidan, Madeline, Daniel, and Josie. Frank Galgay resides in St. John’s and continues to be active in his retirement.
Michael J. McCarthy was born in St. Jacques, Fortune Bay, moving to Terrenceville at the age of five, where he attended school until grade eleven. He attended Memorial University of Newfoundland and the University of Ottawa, graduating with an MA. in Literature. He taught in a number of communities until his retirement in 1986. Michael McCarthy is the author of three novels and a history book. He is the co-author of several more books and has written for several magazines, as well as for radio and television. He was married to the former Ann Hamlyn, and they had two children: Michael and Karen Michael J. McCarthy passed away on October 28, 2005.
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