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Chatham in the Jazz Age
Author(s): Debra Lawless (Author)
- Publisher: The History Press
- Publication Date: June 24, 2009
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 160 pages
- ISBN-10: 1596296208
- ISBN-13: 9781596296206
Book Description
Between the town’s bicentennial celebration in 1912 and the start of the Second World War, Chatham was transformed from an undiscovered fishing village into a popular tourist destination. As hemlines rose and an old way of life began to collapse, a curious cast of characters put Chatham on the national map. Local author Debra Lawless investigates five prominent residents–Harold C. Dunbar, Alice Walker Guild, Heman Andrew Harding, Joseph C. Lincoln and Alice Stallknecht Wight–whose lives changed Chatham’s landscape forever. From the Twin Lights to the dark side of town, discover the hidden truth–theft, racial tension, even murder–of this supposed Eden.
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About the Author
Debra Lawless is a freelance writer living in Chatham. She earned a BA in history and classics at Stanford University and an MS in journalism at Boston University. A native of Providence, Rhode Island, she has worked for several newspapers and as a political press secretary. Currently, she writes for the Cape Cod Chronicle, specializing in books and authors. She is interested in historic preservation and the visual arts and is a member of the Chatham Historical Society, where Alice Stallknecht’s murals are now on display.
