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The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head/Aquinnah are an indigenous people
on Martha's Vineyard. From their legendary giant leader Moshup,
Wampanoags can trace their ancestry back more than ten thousand
years. The tribe weathered colonization by missionaries in the
1600s, then endured two centuries of domination, only to have their
land taken in 1870. However, over the past 140 years, the Wampanoag
Tribe, which still lives in its ancestral home of Aquinnah, has
shown endurance and fortitude as it continues to practice
traditional crafts and its tribal heritage. Thomas Dresser captures
the spirit of the tribe, tracing its survival through to
recognition by the federal government in 1987, nearly twenty-five
years ago. Brief interviews with elders and current tribal members
offer insight into the tribe's remarkable history.
The small, tightknit island community of Martha's Vineyard was
irrevocably transformed by World War II. From rationing and
blackouts to a military presence in Chilmark, the war was brought
home to the residents of the island. In the air, pilots flew
training missions from the Martha's Vineyard Naval Auxiliary Air
Facility. At sea, ferryboats served as hospital ships in the D-Day
invasion, while enemy submarines lurked offshore. Mock invasions
were undertaken by military forces from across Vineyard Sound, and
remote sites were used for training missions and bombing practice.
Residents participated in the war effort by buying war bonds,
supporting USO activities and conducting air raid drills. Remnants
and reminiscences of this illustrious past can still be found
today. Join authors Thomas Dresser, Herb Foster and Jay Schofield
as they revive the story of this resilient island during World War
II.
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.
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