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Red Tide Rising: The True Story of the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Panic – Part 1 of 2 – 08

The summer of 1916 saw the US engulfed in an oppressive heat wave. An epidemic of polio swept America’s major cities as America’s families huddled at home, pensively listening to news of “The Great War” and wondering if the USA would get drawn into the conflict. For those of means, the cool waters of theContinue reading “Red Tide Rising: The True Story of the 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Panic – Part 1 of 2 – 08”