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Ryan Shea

Joined Atlas Obscura in 2024

Ryan Shea is a writer on music, literature, and history. He holds an interest in New England, cultural exchange, and defunct ideas. He has also written for the Los Angeles Review of Books, Invisible Oranges, and his work has been published (in French translation) in the review Librarioli.
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The Curious History of New England’s Hermit Tourism

From Revolutionary War-era recluses to 1920s roadside attractions, meet the solitary figures who turned isolation into a destination.

By Ryan Shea
To those uneducated in chemical processes, Glazier’s work with metals looked more like magic than science.

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How the Alchemist of New England Became a Legendary Counterfeiter

Glazier Wheeler turned his skill for manipulating silver into profitable schemes.

By Ryan Shea

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