Joseph E. Garland
Joseph E. Garland (September 30, 1922 - August 30, 2011) was an American historian and journalist who wrote extensively about the city of Gloucester, Massachusetts and its fishing industry.[1]
Biography
Garland was born in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1922 to a prominent Boston area family. Garland's degree at Harvard University was interrupted by service in the United States Army in 1943. Following the war, he worked as a reporter for the Minneapolis Tribune, Providence Journal, and Boston Herald, before settling on Eastern Point, in Gloucester, Massachusetts in the home of his great grandfather Joseph Garland (mayor).[2] While living in Gloucester Garland was an involved community member, notably acting as the first president of the restoration project of the Adventure (1926 schooner).[3]
Garland was married two times, first to Rebecca Choate, and later to Helen Bryan Garland[4]
Notable Published Works[5]
- Lone Voyager (A biography of Howard Blackburn)
- Gloucester On the Wind
- Down to the Sea
- Unknown Soldiers: Reliving World War
- The Gloucester Guide
- Bear of the Sea: Giant Jim Pattillo
- The Fish and the Falcon: Gloucester's Resolute Role in America's Fight for Freedom
- Beating to Windward (Collection of Columns published in the Gloucester Daily Times)
- Boston's Gold Coast: The North Shore
References
- ^ Sullivan, James. "Gloucester Remembers Joseph Garland". Boston Globe. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Joseph Garland Obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "JOSEPH E GARLAND MANUSCRIPTS AND SOURCE MATERIAL" (PDF). Cape Ann Museum. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Obituary, Gloucester Daily Times [1]
- ^ "Books By Joseph E. Garland". Thrift Books. thriftbooks.com. Retrieved 23 February 2021.