Amy Hill Hearth
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
July 1916. Swimming in the sea is a relatively new pastime. When a swimmer dies on the Jersey shore, Dr. Edwin Halsey is the only one believes the perpetrator was a shark. The public-- and the authorities-- don't believe him. Local fisherman tell about creature they call the Beast; the native Lenape have their own beliefs about this creature. As more attacks occur, theory abound: it may even be a German submarine! Can Dr. Halsey convince the rest...
Author
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
When Nancy Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history. She gavelled the House to order that day on behalf of all of America's children and said, "We have made history, now let us make progress." Now she continues to inspire women everywhere in this thought-provoking collection of wise words--her own and those of the important people who played pivotal roles in her journey.--From publisher description.