The Lost Boys of Montauk

October 1, 2021
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Photo of the Lost at Sea memorial at Montauk showing the figure of a sailor in a wrecked boat hauling on a line.
The Lost at Sea Memorial, Montauk.

In her first book, The Lost Boys of Montauk, journalist Amanda Fairbanks documents the story of the Wind Blown and the four men who lost their lives aboard it in 1984. Piecing the story together over years of interviews and research, she unraveled a history of close-knit communities, from the working class east end to the wealthy upper east side. She also found a complicated tale of relationships and personalities that still absorbs people in the community to this day.

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