Dr. John D. Warner, Jr. has been the Archivist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for more than twenty-five years. He received his PhD from Boston College, where he specialized in nineteenth-century American history. He holds a masters degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Rhode Island and studied international politics at Georgetown University, where he received a BSFS degree. Dr. Warner also served in the US Coast Guard Reserve for thirty years before retiring in 2018 as the Chief of the Waterside Security Division, Port Security Unit 301 (Cape Cod).
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“Walter Beinecke was an extraordinary man who had the great insight and stamina, despite obstacles and criticism, to persevere with his vision to preserve Nantucket as an authentic, historical destination. His vision gave us what we have today. Jack Warner has thoroughly and thoughtfully presented us with Nantucket’s waterfront history from the whaling days to the present. This book should be in every Nantucket home.”
— Paula Klingelfuss Williams
“Incisive observations from a definitive time in Nantucket’s history.”
— Neil Paterson
“Jack Warner has hit it out of the park. His book gives a wonderful story of Nantucket in the early 1800s and its progression to a tourist destination in the late twentieth century. Anyone who grew up or spent time on the island will be brought back to a simpler time. Jack did his research and makes the story of Walter Beinecke and Nantucket come to life and seem like it happened yesterday. This book is a must-read for anyone who has a love of the island.”
— Jim Perelman