Women of Martha's Vineyard
Women of Martha's Vineyard

Author: Thomas Dresser

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2016-05-18

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13: 1614239304

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Generations of women have traveled to Martha's Vineyard to find solace in its calming waves and varied shoreline. Many prominent and capable women set down roots, contributing to the fabric of the community on the island. Learn of the brilliant poet Nancy Luce, who lived in isolation with her chickens. Emily Post, whose name is synonymous with good manners, sought respite from her personal struggles on the Vineyard. Famed horticulturalist Polly Hill left a perennial legacy for islanders with her tranquil arboretum. In the twentieth century, novelist Dorothy West captured the beauty of Martha's Vineyard with her work. Historian Thomas Dresser provides a series of biographical sketches of these extraordinary women who were bound by their love of the island.

The Vineyard Sisters
The Vineyard Sisters

Author: Grace Palmer

Publisher: Grace Palmer

Published:

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13:

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Three estranged sisters. Two months to save their family's inn. One secret that changes everything. Warren Townsend’s death brings his three estranged daughters together on Martha's Vineyard for the first time in years. After the funeral, the Townsend women are all desperate to return to their own individual pursuits. But just when they’re ready to leave the island for good, the last line of Warren's will binds them together forever. They have two months to save their father's legacy, the Wayfarer Inn... Before it gets sold to the highest bidder. The sister who never left home, the sister who thought she had it all, and the sister they’ve never even met are brought together in this heartwarming, sweet women’s fiction novel from author Grace Palmer.

Rise of Tourism on Martha's Vineyard, The
Rise of Tourism on Martha's Vineyard, The

Author: Thomas Dresser; Foreword by Nancy Gardella, Director of the Martha’s Vineyard Chamber of Commerce

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467143375

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Now known as a resort community and vacation destination, Martha's Vineyard was once a simple fishing and whaling community. From the popularity of the Methodist Campground, founded in 1835, the Vineyard soon blossomed into a summer vacation mecca, welcoming visitors to its quaint villages and scenic seashores. As whaling lost its economic dominance, tourism became the catalyst for a revived prosperity on the Vineyard. President Grant's visit to the Vineyard in 1874 drew national attention and marked the beginning of several presidential visits to the island. By 1900, Oak Bluffs had developed an amusement park atmosphere with the iconic Flying Horses, toboggan slide and grand seaside hotels. Join local historian Tom Dresser as he reveals the island's transformation into a premier tourist destination.

Ghosts of Martha's Vineyard
Ghosts of Martha's Vineyard

Author: Tom Dresser

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1467146463

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Includes bibliographical references (pages [167]-168) and index.

Martha's Vineyard in the Roaring Twenties
Martha's Vineyard in the Roaring Twenties

Author: Thomas Dresser

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2023-05-22

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1467152668

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The Roaring Twenties were filled with a range of events, experiences, fears, laws and advances that impacted Martha's Vineyard. Island residents were involved in rumrunning. Dozens died of the Spanish Flu. Women voted on Island. Dorothy West joined the Harlem Renaissance. Immigration from the Azores slowed, and airplanes landed in Katama. Tourism blossomed and business boomed. Local author Thomas Dresser shares the back story and the import of this remarkable decade and how it has shaped Vineyarders.

Whaling on Martha's Vineyard
Whaling on Martha's Vineyard

Author: Thomas Dresser

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1625859031

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Martha's Vineyard became an integral part of the whaling industry at the beginning of the eighteenth century and inspired a lasting romantic enthusiasm for life on the open ocean. From shorewhaling to daring voyages into the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, the insular whaling community offered a tempting path for many young Vineyarders to rise from cabin boy to captain. Local businesses were enticed by the potential profit from whaling voyages, and many reaped generous rewards from successful whale oil harvests. Through memoirs, music and memorabilia, author Thomas Dresser recounts this dramatic history of the bygone era of whaling on Martha's Vineyard.

The Smiths of Pohoganut
The Smiths of Pohoganut

Author: Marian Halperin

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781429093538

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The diaries of Hannah and Rebecca Smith offer a rare glimpse into the inner lives of two young ladies from Martha's Vineyard in the early 1800s. In a practice unusual for rural women of their day, the Smith sisters avoided describing domestic activities. Instead, these diaries from the collection of the Martha's Vineyard Museum reflect their authors' wide-ranging reading, observations of the world around them, and thoughts on mortality. In this volume, Marian Ragan Halperin, former Director of the Museum, has used her knowledge of the Island's history and the Museum's collection to enhance our understanding of these rare documents.

A Vineyard Blizzard
A Vineyard Blizzard

Author: Katie Winters

Publisher: Katie Winters

Published: 2022-02-15

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13:

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The youngest Sheridan sister discovers a powerful love, one that changes her mind forever. A widow seeks refuge in community theater after the death of her husband. And a blizzard blankets Martha's Vineyard with more snow than any of them know. For the past twenty years, Lola Sheridan has worked tirelessly as a single mother to Audrey and a renowned journalist across the eastern seaboard. Now, she finds herself in a particularly strange and beautiful scenario. She's fallen in love with the handsome Italian sailor, Tommy Gasbarro, and made a home with him on the Vineyard. But life circumstances are ever-shifting. And when Tommy pops a question Lola never imagined anyone would ask her, she is shocked. For over twenty-five years, multi-talented married couple Victor and Cora celebrated all things theater with the Martha's Vineyard community troupe. Together, they starred in productions like The Sound of Music, Fiddler on the Roof, and West Side Story, amongst so many others. Days after last year's performance, Victor passed away suddenly and left Cora terribly alone, unsure if she could ever step back onstage again. At the end of February, the most tremendous Vineyard Blizzard in years threatens to rip through both Cora and Lola's best-laid plans-- but winds up leaving them with numerous surprises and beautiful human connections that could change their lives forever. Dive into this twelfth book of the Vineyard Sunset women's fiction series by heading to Martha's Vineyard-- a backdrop of white sand and crystal blue waters that follow the stories of the Sheridan sisters. A heartwarming journey of friendship, loss, and love that will have you wanting the next book.