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Blind Writer Robert Russell a Handy Man on Hay Island
Robert Russell, a blind writer and college English teacher, describes his handyman work on Hay Island in the Thousand Islands. He learned to fix roofs and docks, taught at Franklin and Marshall College, and continues writing while managing teaching duties and island life.
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Phil Thomas
New York
Robert Russell
Hay Island
Thousand Islands
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Yale
Oxford
Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster
F&m
Tye
Joanne
Lew Koch
Lew
Ori Lennon
Ori
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