Tolerable Good Anchorage
- Publisher
- Creative Book Publishing
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1995
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781895387575
- Publish Date
- Jan 1995
- List Price
- $8.95
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Description
The history of St. John's, like the history of Newfoundland itself, is centred on the sea. The city's initial function was to serve as a seasonal mercantile centre to support the fishing fleets which came to exploit the abundant fish stocks of the island's shores Its secondary function was as a military garrison town.
About the author
Joan Rusted Joan Rusted was born in St John’s Newfoundland. She holds a degree in History and Political Science from Memorial University and an RSA Cambridge Certificate in TEFL in Brighton England. Joan also studied English Social History, Art and Architecture in the UK. She moved to Brighton in 1994 and worked for the next 15 years as a Technical Author and Documentation Specialist in the software and network technology industries. She now divides her time between Newfoundland and the UK.
