Below the bridge : [kit] growing up on the Southside / Helen Fogwill Porter.

Below the bridge : [kit] growing up on the Southside / Helen Fogwill Porter.

Former Title
: 
Below the bridge : memories of the SouthSide of St. John's

By
: 
Porter, Helen, 1930-2023.

Publication Date
: 
2011

Publication Information
: 
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, N.L. : Boulder Pub.,

Physical Description
: 
135 p. : ill., map, photos.
 
Books.+ 1 discussion question booklet + 1 biographical booklet.

Geographic Term
: 
St. John's (N.L.) -- History.

Series
: 
BOOKCLUB KIT
 
OUR PROUD HERITAGE SERIES
 
BOOKCLUB KIT.
 
OUR PROUD HERITAGE SERIES.

Summary
: 
A colourful memoir of growing up on the Southside Road in St. Johns, Newfoundland, during the 1930s and 1940s. Porter brings to life the lost community of her childhood, and introduces us to the vibrant characters who lived there - longshoremen, housewives, sailors, coopers, midwives, and even a few prostitutes.

Audience
: 
For bookclub participants.

Language
: 
English

ISBN
: 
9780986537684

General Note
: 
Previously published in 1979 as: Below the bridge: memories of the SouthSide of St. John's.


LibraryCollectionCollectionCall NumberCopyStatus
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH)Bookclub Kit NLBookclub Kit NL971.8 P83(10 copies)Checked In