Jack Fitzgerald’s Treasury of Newfoundland Stories, Volume I

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Jack Fitzgerald’s Treasury of Newfoundland Stories, Volume I

By (author): Jack Fitzgerald

Jack Fitzgerald’s Treasury of Newfoundland Stories Volume I: True Crime and Adventure is a thrilling collection of Newfoundland stories, featuring some of the most spectacular crimes, brutal murder cases and hangings in Newfoundland history. Equalling as compelling are the narratives of blizzards, cyclones, hurricanes and avalanches. Each story has been extensively researched and is constructed based on information gathered from official court records, police records, government documents, newspapers, magazines, books and personal interviews.

AUTHOR

Jack Fitzgerald

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. .