My Love Affair With an Island

My Love Affair With an Island
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Publisher : Peace Evolutions Llc
Total Pages : 114
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ISBN-10 : 0975383752
ISBN-13 : 9780975383759
Rating : 4/5 (759 Downloads)

Book Synopsis My Love Affair With an Island by : Jefferson Caffery Glassie

Download or read book My Love Affair With an Island written by Jefferson Caffery Glassie and published by Peace Evolutions Llc. This book was released on 2006 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells the history of the famous Jefferson Islands Club, called the "Playground of Presidents," which was the private island retreat for Presidents including Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman as well as many Senators and Congressmen. Stories about events at the Club are told by historian Jefferson Glassie, who grew up spending weekends at the Club on St. Catherine's Island in the Potomac River near Washington, DC, and later worked there as manager and has served on the Board for nearly thirty years. With many humorous anecdotes and comments, Glassie recounts the history of both Poplar Islands where the Club was initially located and St. Catherine's Island, mixing in tales of politicians and watermen, along with the hamr caused by erosion and the gradual degradation of the health of the Bay. With photographs.


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