{"product_id":"dogtown-death-and-enchantment-in-a-new-england-ghost-town-paperback","title":"Dogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElyssa East\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe area known as Dogtown--an isolated colonial ruin and surrounding 3,000-acre woodland in seaside Gloucester, Massachusetts--has long exerted a powerful influence over artists, writers, eccentrics, and nature lovers.\u003c\/b\u003e But its history is also woven through with tales of witches, supernatural sightings, pirates, former slaves, drifters, and the many dogs Revolutionary War widows kept for protection and for which the area was named. In 1984, a brutal murder took place there: a mentally disturbed local outcast crushed the skull of a beloved schoolteacher as she walked in the woods. In this award-winning debut, Elyssa East evocatively interlaces the story of the grisly murder with the strange, dark history of this wilderness ghost town and explores the possibility that certain landscapes wield their own unique power. Winner of the 2010 L.L. Winship\/PEN New England Award in nonfiction and named a Must-Read Book by the Massachusetts Book Awards, \u003ci\u003eDogtown \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers into an unforgettable place brimming with tragedy, eccentricity, and fascinating lore, and examines the idea that some places can inspire both good and evil, poetry and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElyssa East\u003c\/b\u003e received her B.A. in art history from Reed College and her M.F.A. in creative writing from Columbia University's School of the Arts. She has received awards and fellowships from The Corporation of Yaddo; the Ragdale, Jerome, and Ludwig Vogelstein Foundations; Columbia University; the University of Connecticut; and the Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElyssa's book, \u003ci\u003eDogtown: Death and Enchantment in a New England Ghost Town\u003c\/i\u003e, interlaces murder, legend, and history in a Massachusetts ghost town. It was recently awarded the 2010 L. L. Winship\/PEN New England Award for the best work of non-fiction about New England. \u003ci\u003eDogtown \u003c\/i\u003ewas also named a \"Must-Read Book\" by the Massachusetts Book Awards and an Editors' Choice selection from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElyssa's writing has also been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Kansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications nationwide. A scene from her opera libretto, \u003ci\u003eMr. Hawthorne's Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e, was performed with American Opera Project's Composers and the Voice series. Elyssa currently teaches in the undergraduate Creative Writing program at Purchase College, State University of New York.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8.28 x 5.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 12, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978553458989,"sku":"9781416587057","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Y3Jtd2VWaHYvNmhlUVpFWGRWY3Fidz09.webp?v=1775805778","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/dogtown-death-and-enchantment-in-a-new-england-ghost-town-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}