This is Our Place, this is Our Home
- ISBN-10
- 1550812017
- ISBN-13
- 9781550812015
- Category
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Breakwater Books
- Author
- Joan Edward
Description
This collection of revealing jou al entries and biographical sketches describes some of the island�s most colourful inhabitants. Interspersed with line drawings, it reflects the land�s rugged grandeur and the people's enduring strength.
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