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Welcome to ThomasDresser.com, site for Tom Dresser, author of "Mystery on the Vineyard" and other titles.

Women of Martha's Vineyard – Out May 1, 2013!


NEW! Disaster off Martha's Vineyard

Read a review in the Vineyard Gazette.

Listen to Tom discuss Disaster on Cape and Islands NPR affiliate, WCAI.

Watch a video of Tom discussing Disaster on MVPBS' YouTube station.

 

Review: The Wampanoag Tribe of Martha's Vineyard, plus an interview on plum TV


"Mr. Dresser has written a wonderful, straightforward account of the life and times of the Island's native inhabitants, now called the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head."

Read the rest of the article here.

See Tom discuss the book in an interview on Plum TV here.

MV Times Review: African Americans on Martha's Vineyard


"Concise in form and style, "African Americans on Martha's Vineyard" uses documentation and anecdotal evidence to piece together the Island's role during slavery, the Civil War, segregation, civil rights, and the election of the United States' first black president. Tracing certain Island lineages, Mr. Dresser guides his reader through the Vineyard's history, which was largely plagued by racial intolerance well into the 20th century."

Read the rest of the article here.