Jay Atkinson - "Massacre on the Merrimack: Hannah Duston's Captivity and Revenge in Colonial America"

Name: Jay Atkinson - "Massacre on the Merrimack: Hannah Duston's Captivity and Revenge in Colonial America"
Start: June 7, 2017
End: June 7, 2017
Location: Salem Maritime National Historic Site

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Bestselling author Jay Atkinson sheds light on the early struggle for North America in his new book, Massacre on the Merrimack. Come learn about the bravery of one captive, Hannah Dustin, when a band of Abenaki raided the English frontier village of Haverhill, Massachusetts in 1697.

Jay Atkinson is a novelist, short story writer, essayist, critic, investigative journalist, and itinerant amateur athlete from Methuen, Mass.

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From Route 128, take exit 25A, Route 114 East to Salem. Follow Route 114 into Salem where it will become North Street, then Summer Street (pass the Witch House on the right). Turn left onto Norman Street and then stay straight through the traffic light onto Derby Street (note: Route 114 will turn right at this corner toward Marblehead). Follow Derby Street through the traffic light straight past the Beverly Cooperative Bank to the next intersection.

If you are heading to the Regional Visitor Center, turn left onto Hawthorne Boulevard. At the light turn left onto Essex Street. The Visitor Center is at end of Essex Street on right corner. There is a pay-parking garage across the street from the Visitor Center.