Gloucester's Sea Serpent - Couverture souple

Soini, Wayne

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1596294612 ISBN 13 : 9781596294615

Editeur : History Press, 2010

Synopsis

In 1817, as Gloucester, Massachusetts, was recovering from the War of 1812, something beneath the water was about to cause a stir in this New England coastal community. It was a misty August day when two women first sighted Gloucester's sea serpent, touching off a riptide of excitement among residents that reached a climax when Matt Gaffney fired a direct shot at the creature. Local historian Wayne Soini explores the depths of Gloucester harbor to reveal a treasure-trove of details behind this legendary mystery. Follow as he tracks Justice of the Peace Lonson Nash's careful investigation, the world's first scientific study of this marine animal, and judges the credibility of numerous reported sightings.

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À propos de l'auteur

Wayne Soini was born in Gloucester in 1948, regrettably too late to see the sea serpent swim into or out of the harbor. He graduated from Gloucester High School in 1966. His most recent degree, a master's degree in history from the University of Masssachusetts, Boston, was awarded in 2009. Soini coauthored the biographical sketch and local sports history book Judge Fuchs and the Boston Braves, with the late Robert Fuchs in 1998. Soini is a member of the National Writers Union, Local 1981, Boston Chapter, and of the Boston Athenaeum. He makes his living as a lawyer and lives with his partner, Anne, in Brookline, where he basically reads and watches his weight. (Mostly, he watches it increase.)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: History Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1596294612
• ISBN 13: 9781596294615
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
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