The Real Story of Jaws: The 1916 Jersey Shore Shark Attacks

The 1916 Jersey Shore shark attacks lasted less than 2 weeks, but they changed the way Americans looked at the ocean. 4 people died. 1 boy survived. Newspapers gave the animal a name, resort towns panicked over the summer season, and decades later, the story became tangled with the fear behind Jaws.

L.M. Riviere

L.M. Riviere is the author of three full-length works of literary fantasy in ‘The Innisfail Cycle' series: Books One through Three are available anywhere books are sold. She is also the author of three folk horror and dark fairy tales, ‘A Dark Most Fair’ (2025), ‘A Vow for Breaking’ (2026), and ‘A Devil for Delilah Winter’ (2027)

https://lmriviere.com
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