Voyage to Discovery
A History of Newfoundland and Labrador 1800-Present
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books Ltd.
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2005
- Category
- History
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781550812206
- Publish Date
- Aug 2005
- List Price
- $49.95
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Description
Designed for Grade 8 students, Voyage to Discovery explores the development and growth of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1800 to present, analyzing and exposing those key elements and individuals that shaped this country into a province of Canada
About the author
Rex Brown grew up in Tack’s Beach, Placentia Bay, completing grade nine in 1961. He travelled to St. John’s for high school and university but returned home each summer until resettlement in 1967. He earned his keep teaching high school, retiring in 1999.The new millennium sees him about Corner Brook golfing, hanging out with the grandchildren, reading about Newfoundland and Labrador, and organizing the March Hare “celebration of words and music.” His wife, Elaine, keeps him afloat.