Amy Jenness
Along with her book on Nantucket history, Amy has written articles about island people and places for Nantucket Magazine, Yesterday's Island, Historic Nantucket, the Inquirer & Mirror, and the former Nantucket magazine. She has an MFA in creative writing from Lesley University and a B.A. in journalism from the University of Massachusetts.

On This Day On Nantucket is a day-by-day account on the island's fascinating history spanning the 1600s through the 1900s. Loaded with historic images, the book chronicles whaling, the island's progressive stances on women's rights, the anti-slavery movement and equal access to education for all, as well as Nantucket's geographic importance as a port, weather station and outpost for the U.S. Navy.