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Wentworth by the Sea invites you to explore the history of our grand hotel as presented by Author and Historian, J. Dennis Robinson, over a three course lunch catered by our expert dining team. Listen as Robinson tracks the story from the failed original owners, through the reign of "ale tycoon" Frank Jones, to the signing of the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth that ended the Russo-Japanese War. He charts the decline and 20 year closing of the Wentworth, before its startling $26 million renaissance in the 21st century -- all in the blink of an eye--based on Robinson's popular hardcover book. To purchase: www.saltkitchenandbar.com/historic-luncheon About the Speaker J. Dennis Robinson is an independent and often "irreverent" historian, columnist, and lecturer. He is the author of a dozen narrative history books, including Wentworth by the Sea, Strawberry Banke Museum, Under the Isles of Shoals, and America's Privateer. Dennis will be available to sign copies of his books. His history columns appears weekly in the Portsmouth Herald. Dennis lives in the former shipbuilder's village of Atlantic Heights, just across the swirling Piscataqua River from Maine.