I gave my first book talk at Island Elderly Housing to a rapt audience . Explore the back-story of the Great Colonial Hurricane of 1635 What happened in the Great Gale of 1815? Learn about The Portland Gale of 1898 Who hasn't heard of the '38 Hurricane? The Hurricane of 1944 devastated much of the Vineyard Two hurricanes hit the Island in 1954: Carol and Edna Hurricane Bob and the No Name (aka Perfect) Storm struck in 1991
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Learn about the first women to vote on the Vineyard. Read about the Spanish Flu on Island. Discover how local fisherman generated two incomes with a single expedition. So much more in this unique book.
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Tom Dresser, enjoying his mid-life chassis, a 1948 Jeepster.
Tom Dresser, hawking his wares, at the Tisbury Street Fair, July 8, 2013. Photo by Shelley Moore Christiansen.
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