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"In Broad Sound near Boston lies the island of Nahant--the Salem of the Sea, where history and lore combine. Long ago called ""Nahantus,"" it is very likely haunted. Might the arctic-blue aura over Bayley's Hill be the unsettled spirit of a Viking explorer killed, buried, and desecrated there? Sailors, watchmen, and locals have reported it for centuries... Then there is the sea serpent of greater Boston Harbor. Have you seen it yet? Entire expeditions once put to sea to capture the serpent. It slipped away...but keeps coming back. And what of the Wicca rituals along the Ley Lines connecting Nahant to nearby Salem, as well as Stonehenge and Aztec temples? Were there witches on Nahant? Are there still? From Thorvald the Viking and the Salem Witch Trials, to modern Wicca and UFOs over Neptune's Temple, take a look inside the unexplained lore of this unassuming island. Historian, author, and Captain of the Massachusetts State Guard (retired), Gerald W. Butler, looks into these mysteries and more...and catches the US Air Force in a public relations gaff concerning the UFOs photographed above Nahant in 1959. (Hint: the objects were not weather balloons.) Carefully illustrated with historic photographs and original artwork, the truth--and deeper mysteries--beckon from Nahauntus. Published in 2019 by f/64 Publishing, Portland, Maine."

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"Gerald W. Butler, a Captain in the Massachusetts State Guard, was the former curator at Forts Warren and Independence, Boston Harbor and Fort Rodman, New Bedford. He has published Military Annals of Nahant, Military History of the Cape Cod Canal, Military History of Boston's Harbor Islands, The Guns of Boston Harbor, Fort Warren: The Key to Boston Harbor, Naval Secrets of Nahant, Shemya - America's Cold war Sentinel, Concrete monoliths, Fort Ruckman Through Time, Eastpont Through Time, and Sails and Rails (f/64 Publishing). He lectures and serves as a consultant to military museums and state parks, was the former historian for U.S. Navy mine units, and his illustrations of seacoast fortifications are published worldwide. Dave Norman is the author of numerous books, including ""Hash 207,"" ""Following Josh,"" ""White River Junctions,"" and ""A Small Town Celebration."" His travel writing and sports writing truly span the globe, from adventures in Mongolia to paintball journalism in Malaysia and reviews of the street music scene in Cuba...and dispatches from far beyond. He has edited narrative nonfiction books, memoirs, regional histories, and other engaging work, for f/64 Publishing and a host of private clients."

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